Head of culture leaves Swiss radio and television
Swiss Radio and Television (SRF) has announced that Nathalie Wappler, currently Head of Culture, will take up the post of Program Director at Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) in November 2016.
According to SRF, Wappler will be responsible for MDR's TV, radio and online programs in the areas of culture, youth, education and knowledge. Her position at SRF will be advertised internally and externally.
Wappler had "successfully established a trimedial cultural department at SRF that stands for a contemporary concept of culture - in radio, television and the Internet". She leaves behind a very efficient department with highly qualified employees. The trimedial organization of the department and the established production processes have proven their worth, according to the press release.
Nathalie Wappler has worked for Swiss television since 2005, first as editor and producer of "Kulturplatz" and from 2008 as editorial director of "Sternstunden". She began her professional career in 1996 as an editor for the 3sat format "Kulturzeit", after which she worked for ZDF's "aspekte" and "Berlin Mitte", among others.
