Swiss journalist and entrepreneur born 1945

Roger Schawinski (born 11 June 1945 in Zurich) is a Swiss journalist and entrepreneur as well as the creator of the Swiss consumer watchdog program K*ensturz (English: "cash check").

Career

He founded Switzerland's first commercial radio station, Radio 24, and launched a nationwide television channel called Tele 24. In 2003, he gained international status when he joined the German television network Sat. 1 and became the managing director for three consecutive years. He earned a PhD in economics from University of St. Gallen. Schawinski pre-launched Radio 1 on 14 January 2008 and went on air with it on 17 March 2008. Radio 1 was the first radio station especially devoted to music and the taste for adults in their 30s–60s.

References

External links

• Article on radio career of Roger Schawinski (in German)
• Gallery of famous Swiss people
• A morning with Roger Schawinski (in German)