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Fritz von Thurn und Taxis

Friedrich von Thurn und Taxis
Born (1950-06-22) 22 June 1950 (age 74)
Linz, Upper Austria, Allied-occupied Austria
SpouseBeata Béry
Names
German: Friedrich Leonhard Ignatius Josef Maria Lamoral Balthasar
HouseThurn and Taxis
FatherPrince Johann von Nepomuk von Thurn und Taxis
MotherPrincess Maria Julia von Lobkowicz

Fritz von Thurn und Taxis (born Friedrich Leonhard Ignatius Josef Maria Lamoral Balthasar Thurn and Taxis on 22 June 1950 in Linz, Upper Austria, Allied-occupied Austria is an Austrian journalist[1] and a member of the Bohemian line of the House of Thurn and Taxis. He became well known as a longtime sportscaster on the Bayerisches Fernsehen television channel.[2][3] Since 1993, Thurn und Taxis has been a football commentator on the pay television channel Sky Deutschland.[4][5][6]

Life and career

House of Thurn und Taxis
Extended family

Thurn und Taxis was the third child and second son of Prince Johann von Nepomuk von Thurn und Taxis and his wife, Princess Maria Julia von Lobkowicz.[7][8][9]

His journalistic career began in 1971 with the Bayerischen Rundfunk. There, Thurn und Taxis worked in both television and in radio programs as a sports reporter and commentator and reported on several Olympic Games, football, skiing, and Ice Hockey World Championships events.[10][11][12]

In honor of his years of reporting on the Ice Hockey World Championships, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) awarded Thurn und Taxis with an IIHF gold medal. Later, he hosted the sports magazine show Blickpunkt Sport on Bayerischen Rundfunk and moderated the Sportschau on ARD. Beginning in August 1993, Thurn und Taxis began hosting live Fußball-Bundesliga matches on the Munich-based pay television channel Sky Deutschland.[13][14]

Marriage

Thurn und Taxis married morganatically to Beata Béry, daughter of Laszlo Béry and his wife Countess Paula Apponyi de Nagy-Appony, on 4 June 1977 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.[9]

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ Krei, Alexander (25 August 2016). "Sky: Auch Fritz von Thurn und Taxis macht Schluss". dwdl.de.
  2. ^ Liebmann, Andreas (28 March 2021). "Neue Experten und alte Legenden". Süddeutsche.de (in German).
  3. ^ Plus, P. N. P. (2 March 2021). "Spaß gab's nur am TV-Mikro". PNP Plus (in German).
  4. ^ "Kommentator-Legende Fritz von Thurn und Taxis gibt offenbar TV-Comeback". sportbuzzer.de. 13 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Bei Frankfurt gegen Bayern: Fritz von Thurn und Taxis feiert Comeback am Mikro". FUMS (in German). 19 February 2021.
  6. ^ GmbH, DWDL de (29 March 2021). "DAZN investiert in Italien, Thurn und Taxis am Mikrofon". DWDL.de.
  7. ^ "Fußball: Fritz von Thurn und Taxis: Der adelige Kult-Reporter geht in Rente - idowa". idowa.de (in German). 24 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Zum Abschied von Fritz von Thurn und Taxis - "Huiii! Ein Hüüüüne!"". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). 26 May 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Adelsgeschlecht aus Regensburg: Wer ist die Familie Thurn und Taxis?". Stuttgarter Nachrichten (in German). 31 January 2019.
  10. ^ Kramer, Max (16 September 2020). "Fritz von Thurn und Taxis: "Für Beckenbauer war ich die blaue Sau"". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German).
  11. ^ Essen, DerWesten- (26 March 2021). "Sky: Reporter-Legende Fritz von Thurn und Taxis feiert einzigartiges Comeback! "Es ist eine Herzensangelegenheit"". derwesten.de.
  12. ^ GmbH, Perform Media Deutschland (16 August 2019). "Diashow: Die besten Sprüche von Fritz von Thurn und Taxis: Huuuuuuiiiiiiiiiiiiii". spox.com (in German).
  13. ^ "FC Schalke 04 Video: Fritz von Thurn und Taxis zur Situation bei S04". Sky Sport. 7 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Fritz von Thurn und Taxis: "Huiuiuiuiuiui"". FUMS (in German). 14 February 2021.
Fritz von Thurn und Taxis
Cadet branch of the House of Tassis
Born: 22 June 1950
German royalty
Preceded by House of Thurn and Taxis line of succession
2nd position 		Succeeded by
Prince Karl Ferdinand of Thurn and Taxis
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_von_Thurn_und_Taxis