Background
Weirich, Dieter Karl was born on December 31, 1944 in Sulzbach, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Son of Heinrich and Margarete Weirich.
Weirich, Dieter Karl was born on December 31, 1944 in Sulzbach, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Son of Heinrich and Margarete Weirich.
Director general, Deutsche Welle, Cologne, Germany.
Member Hessia Parliament, 1974-1980, Deutscher Bundestag (German parliament), 1980-1989. Member supervisory board Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, 1982-1989. National media spokesman CDY/CSU in West Germany, 1982-1989.
Lieutenant German Army, 1965-1966. Member Deutscher Journalistenverband, Vorstandsmitglied, Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Kommunikationsforschung.
Married Gisela Vetter, September 29, 1983. 1 child, Oliver; 1 child from previous marriage, Patrick.