Last but not least: Radio legend Max Rüeger is dead

Former radio presenter Max Rüeger died on Saturday at the age of 75 after a long illness. Until last summer, he was still active as an author and repeatedly read from his texts. Max Rüeger became famous in the 1960s, when he became one of the most popular radio and television presenters. He presented the programs "Autoradio Schweiz", "Espresso" and "Guete Morge", among others. According to NZZ online, his "Saturday poems and songs" on Swiss radio DRS 1 were also particularly popular, resulting in the book "Heb Sorg" in 2004. Rüeger was also one of the best-known authors of cabarets and entertainment programs in Switzerland. He worked as a television writer for "Teleboy", among others. He also wrote stage texts, for example for the "Cabaret Rotstift" and the "Trio Eugster".
Rüeger was honored with numerous awards for his work. He received two gold records and won the "Golden Rose of Montreux" in 1969 for the musical "Holiday in Switzerland". He also received the literary recognition prize of the canton of Zurich for "Heb Sorg".