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Oct 2023
48m 39s

Celebrating 100 years of radio in German...

Common Ground Berlin
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This is the second of three episodes by Common Ground Berlin and Goethe Institute commemorating a century of German radio by bringing you stories from influential and interesting broadcasters worldwide who have had a lasting effect on radio. Senior Producer Dina Elsayed walks down the nostalgic memory lane and discovers how to keep the passion for radio alive with Emmy-and-Peabody winning screenwriter Anna Winger (Deutschland 83, Transatlantic), ‘Der Alte Ami’ Rik de Lisle, and audio journalist Lulu Garcia-Navarro. 


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