SRF: Two new editorial directors
The two vacant editorial director positions in the Science and Society division of the Culture Department have been filled. Thorsten Stecher will take over as editorial director of «Einstein» effective August 1, 2014, and Peter Kreiliger will assume responsibility for the «SRFmyschool» editorial team effective September 1, 2014.
The 47-year-old Thorsten Stecher and Peter Kreiliger are two new editorial directors in the Science and Society department, as detailed in a press release. Thorsten Stecher has been appointed as the successor to Silvia Zwygart, who has been working as a producer at "10vor10" since April 2014, and is the new head of the Einstein editorial team. Thorsten Stecher has been team leader of 3sat's "Schweizweit" editorial team since 2013 and previously worked as an editor, cultural correspondent and presenter for "Kulturplatz", "10vor10" and "Box Office", among others. He was responsible for the conception and implementation of the relaunch of the program "Schweizweit".
Peter Kreiliger replaces Barbara Krieger, who is leaving SRF at her own request at the end of May, and takes over as head of the SRFmyschool editorial team. Peter Kreiliger began his television career in 1997 as a stagiaire and editor of "Telesguard" at RTR and worked in various areas, for example as a producer of "Cuntrasts" or as a video journalist and documentary filmmaker for various RTR and SRF and 3sat broadcasts. Since 2011, he has been editorial director of the children's news program "Minisguard" in Chur.
