Max Hofmann

Maximilian "Max" Hofmann (born 1974 in Tübingen, Germany) is a German broadcast journalist.^[1][2]

Max Hofmann is a European Correspondent and the Brussels Bureau Chief in charge of the Deutsche Welle Studio in Belgium since 2014.^[3][4][5]

Early life

Hofmann was born in 1974 in Tübingen, Germany, and grew up in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany. His father is German, his mother was American, and in his early life he spent summers with his cousins in Indiana.^[6]

Education

From 2002 to 2003, Hofmann volunteered at Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany.

From 1998 to 2002, he attended the Free University of Berlin, Germany, and received a [[Master of Arts]] in Communication and Journalism, and North American Studies.

From 1996 to 1998, he attended CELSA, Paris-Sorbonne, Île-de-France, and received a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Journalism.

In 1994, he graduated from Gymnasium bei St. Michael, Schwäbisch Hall, Germany.^[7]

Career

Hofmann works for Deutsche Welle (DW) since 2005. DW is Germany’s international broadcaster, and DW is a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).^[8]

Since 1 August 2014, Hofmann is a European Correspondent and the Brussels Bureau Chief in charge of the DW Studio in Belgium. The DW Correspondents in Studio Brussels report on the European Union (EU) and NATO. The reporting area extends to Benelux and France.^[9][3][10]

From 2010 to 2014, Hofman was as a Senior Correspondent for North America at the DW Studio in Washington, D.C., United States.^[11]

From 2005 to 2010, he worked as the Personal Editor for the Managing Director of DW in Germany, working on various special projects.

From 2008 to 2010, he worked as the Moderator for the DW Clipmania and Deutsche Beats shows.^{[12] [13][14][15][16][17]}

From 2005 to 2007, he worked as a News Anchor for the Journal, a DW news program in Germany.

From 2003 to 2005, Hofmann worked as a Television and Radio Reporter for Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb) in Germany.

From 2000 to 2002, he worked as an Anchor for Radio Eins, an rbb station, in Germany.^[14]

From 1999 to 2000, Hofmann worked as an Anchor for Star FM Radio, a rock station in Germany.^[14]

Awards

RIAS Berlin Commission Award

On 30 May 2010, Max Hofmann and Christoph Lanz received the RIAS Berlin Commission New Media Award for their documentary, Eingemauert or Walled In. This production, first published as a streaming video on the DW website, is an exploration of the nature of the inner German border. This animated reconstruction of the Berlin Wall is an educational work published on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.^{[18][19][20][21][22]}

See also

• European Broadcasting Union (EBU)

References