Zofingen local journalist Kurt Blum dies at the age of 69
In Zofingen on Wednesday, the well-known local journalist Kurt Blum passed away at the age of 69 after a prolonged illness. Under his byline KBZ, Blum published thousands of articles in the Zofinger Tagblatt (ZT) over the years.
The death of Blum was reported on Wednesday by the Zofinger Tagblatt via Twitter and on its Online page. Blum first came into contact with journalism in 1963 as a freelancer for the ZT. He first completed an administrative apprenticeship at the Brittnau municipal office.
In 1969 was one of the co-founders of "Active Zofingen". This party won 5 of the 40 seats in the Zofingen Residents' Council in the same year. Later Blum, now a member of the SVP, became president of the local council, member of the Aargau parliament and secretary of the SVP Aargau.
In the 1989 elections, Blum had to resign his seat on the Grand Council. He signed on with the Zofinger Tagblatt as a local journalist. From then on, there was no topic in and around Zofingen that Blum did not write about. His so-called "Gipfeli meeting" at the "Bel Ami" was legendary, where Blum always had his morning coffee from 9 a.m. and took tips for articles. (SDA)
KBZ - a life for the Zofinger Tagblatt https://t.co/6LAiLTtaja
- Zofinger Tagblatt (@zt_info) November 8, 2017
