Iris Radisch now hosts "Literature Club"

The journalist and television presenter Iris Radisch will be the new presenter of the SF and 3sat "Literaturclub" from September 2006. She succeeds Roger Willemsen. He will host the next two programs on June 6 and July 11, 2006, before devoting more time to his own books, projects and travels, according to a press release. Iris Radisch studied German, Romance languages and literature and philosophy. She began her professional career at the "Frankfurter Rundschau" and in 1990 moved to the weekly newspaper "Die Zeit", where she worked in the features section. As a journalist, she also held guest professorships in the USA and Göttingen. She also worked as a presenter for various broadcasters such as ZDF, ARD, WDR, HR and Vox. In August 2000, she replaced Sigrid Löffler on Marcel Reich-Ranicki's book program "Das Literarische Quartett".