Head of specialist editorial office for literature leaves SRF
Esther Schneider has decided to end her work at SRF due to the current reorganization. The head of the specialist editorial department for literature will leave the company at the end of August 2021 and turn her attention to new projects.
In 2011, in the course of the convergence of radio and television, Esther Schneider took over as head of the then newly created trimedial literature editorial team. In terms of journalism, she has intensified the focus on Swiss literary creation. Under her leadership, new digital formats have also emerged, such as the author platform "Ansichten.ch" and the literature blog "Buchkönig.
Esther Schneider began her radio career in 1991 in the information department of the then Radio DRS. Her first station was Regionaljournal AG/SO. She then moved to Bern and, among other things, hosted the information program "Rendez-vous". After that, she hosted the talk show "Persönlich" and was responsible for the daytime programming on Radio DRS 1. Esther Schneider will leave SRF at the end of August 2021. In the future, she will devote herself to her own projects in the areas of culture and literature.
Who will take over as head of the specialist literature editorial team after Esther Schneider's departure is still open and will be communicated by SRF at a later date. The change in editorial management is not expected to have any influence on the development mandate for a new digital literature format. The first results will follow in late summer 2021.
