Technology on the small screen

摘要

The greeting is nearly just like the one you know from the television screen. "Hello," he begins. "Welcome, good that you found us." It is the start of a long, relaxed talk in his small but tidy and moderately furnished office in Cologne at the four-story headquarters of WDR Television in the middle of the city, not far from where the world-famous towers of Cologne Cathedral reach for the sky. Ranga Yogeshwar, born in 1959, has also had a career that seems to reach for the sky, if you will. Since 2001 he has been head of the Science Shows department at WDR Television. He is not only head of a large department but also the moderator, as before, of the science show Quarks & Co. - which has made him, to say the least, extremely famous throughout Germany. Just a few lines from his resume show that it is not only the extent but also the intensity of what he presents to the public which has made him famous. A quick summary of his professional accomplishments so far would include 700 television shows, numerous radio appearances, around 600 lectures and moderator of many discussions.