Education
Bednarz studied Slavic studies, theatre and Eastern European history at universities in Hamburg, Vienna and Moscow.
journalist television presenter author
Bednarz studied Slavic studies, theatre and Eastern European history at universities in Hamburg, Vienna and Moscow.
His dissertation at university was on Russian author Anton Chekhov. Since 1967 Bednarz worked for German television as correspondent in Poland (1971–1977) and in the Soviet Union (1977–1982). Later he was television presenter of the German television programme Monitor broadcast by Westdeutscher Rundfunk.
During these years Bednarz wrote several books on Eastern European countries and the south of South America.
1982 and 1985: Adolf-Grimme-Preis 1986: Joseph E. Drexel award 1987: BUND journalists award 1988: Carl von Ossietzky medaille 1991: Goldene Kamera in category Best news speaker for Monitor 1992: Deutscher Kritikerpreis 1993: Civis media prize 1995: Telestar "Best reporter documentation/news" for Die Reise nach Ostpreußen 1999: DUH environment media award 2003: Gold medaille by international filmand television festival Jalta.
