Radio 24 starts 2012 with new heads and new programming
Radio 24 will be introducing various changes to its staff and programming in 2012. The morning show «Ufsteller,» for example, will be hosted by Dominik Widmer starting July 1, 2012. He will replace Patrick Hässig.
According to the press release, Patrick Hässig will be taking a seven-month sabbatical in order to complete several months of community service at the Waidspital in Zurich and then continue his education in Australia. He will return to Radio 24 at the beginning of 2013. Dominik Widmer has been on Radio 24 at weekends since summer 2011. Before that, the 26-year-old social anthropologist, theater, communication and media scientist worked for Radio Sunshine for several years. "We will be making a smooth transition for our listeners. Patrick Hässig will continue to play a role in the broadcasts, while Dominik Widmer will be heard on the Ufsteller before the summer," says Karin Müller, Program Manager at Radio 24.
As of January 3, 2012, the economic section "Wirtschaft aktuell" will be adapted to the current needs of listeners, as the press release explains further. Radio 24 economics expert Martin Spieler will now provide longer and more in-depth interviews, assessments and quotes on current topics. This format replaces the daily column. The cinema and television tips from Alex Oberholzer, the long-standing Radio 24 moving image expert, will now be broadcast from Monday to Sunday and increasingly in prime time in the morning. The music program "CH Szene" will now be broadcast on three evenings instead of just on Sunday. The rock show, which is hosted by program director Karin Müller every Monday evening, will give way to a one-hour pop show from 9 January 2012. Karin Müller will be shedding new light on the sounds and songs of the 80s, providing background information and portraying the associated lifestyle.
From February, the area of social media, events and promotions will also be expanded. The team will be strengthened part-time by Bianca Hammer. The 25-year-old, who is currently completing her Master of Advanced Studies in Multimedia Production and Journalism at the HTW in Chur, has already been working for Radio 24 for a few months on various campaigns and promotions. Long-time Radio 24 editor Tobias Keller will be leaving the company at the end of March 2012 to pursue independent projects. He will be informed of his successor in due course.
