Claudia Schreiner

Studies in American History, Political Science and Archaeology, Cologne and New York.1979 M.A. at Columbia University, NYC, 1984 Ph.D. at the University of Cologne. ZDF – German Television, news reporting as free lancer. Reporter and anchor woman for RIAS (RundfunkimamerikanischenSektor), foreign correspondent in Washington, D.C.Assistant to the Director of TV – Programme at SFB/ARD, Berlin. 1994 to 2000 Head of Programme, Family and Current affairs, at MDR/ARD, Dresden. Today Head of Programme, Culture and Science, MDR/ARD, Leipzig.This department is responsible for the Factual programme History, Science, Culture and Religion producing documentaries, features, magazines and live broadcast of cultural events.