Religion Roman Catholic House Thurn und Taxis Spouse Beata Bery (m. 1977) | Role Journalist Name Fritz Thurn | |
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Born 22 June 1950 (age 73)
Linz, Upper Austria, Allied-occupied Austria ( 1950-06-22 ) Father Prince Johann von Nepomuk of Thurn and Taxis Mother Princess Maria Julia of Lobkowicz Parents Princess Maria Julia of Lobkowicz | ||
Der fritz von thurn und taxis moment
Fritz von Thurn und Taxis (born Friedrich Leonhard Ignatius Josef Maria Lamoral Balthasar Thurn and Taxis [full German name: Friedrich Leonhard Ignatius Josef Maria Lamoral Balthasar Thurn und Taxis] on 22 June 1950 in Linz, Upper Austria, Allied-occupied Austria) is an Austrian journalist and a member of the Bohemian line of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis. He became well known as a longtime sportscaster on the Bayerisches Fernsehen television channel. Since 1993, Thurn und Taxis has been a football commentator on the pay television channel Sky Deutschland.
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- Der fritz von thurn und taxis moment
- Interview mit fritz von thurn und taxis
- Family
- Career
- Marriage
- Titles and styles
- Honours
- References
Interview mit fritz von thurn und taxis
Family
Thurn und Taxis was the third child and second son of Johann von Nepomuk Thurn and Taxis and his wife Maria Julia, born Lobkowicz.
Career
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.
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.
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.
Titles and styles
