Professional Life

Gregor Teicher
[email protected]
Freelancing Presenter,
Editor, and Translator
Born April 22, 1972
Professional Life
Since March 2009
Editor, developer & presenter with BUNCH.TV, Cologne
• Conceptual development of new formats
• Editorial management of two magazines (sports & travel)
• Bilingual on-scene reporting (e.g. in the US & Canada)
Since 2007
Presenter for stage, event, and show, Sophie19, Stuttgart
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Various assignments in German, English, and Spanish
(previous clients: Mercedes-Benz, SanDisk, TUI, RWE)
Since 2007
Freelance translator
Translating texts from German to English and vice versa
Nov. 1999 – February 2009
Editor / presenter with GIGA Digital TV GmbH, Düsseldorf
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Presentation of various television formats (sports, video
games, entertainment)
Editorial management, development & realization
On-scene assignments
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Springs 2002 & 2007
Sept. 1998 – October 1999
Freelance writer, Sport1 GmbH, Ismaning
• Coverage of the NFL Europa (American Football)
Freelance writer, Axel Springer publishing company, BILDZeitung (Germany's top-circulating newspaper), Düsseldorf
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Research
Writing of news and reports
Editor in chief of NFLE section 1999
July 1997 – June 1998
Student assistant, daily news television magazine "NRW am
Mittag", WDR, studio Düsseldorf
May 1996
Intern with the American-English television magazine
"European Journal", Deutsche Welle TV, Cologne
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Gregor Teicher
[email protected]
Education
November 1999 – Oct. 2001
1991 – 2005
May 1991
Trainee to become an editor / presenter, NBC GIGA,
Düsseldorf
• Research and preparation of daily live broadcast
• On-air presentation (five hours daily)
• On-scene assignments (e.g. Tobago, Belize, USA)
• Extensive skill training and voice development
Course of studies at the University of Düsseldorf and the
University of California, Davis
• Majoring in English and American Literature
• Minor: media and communications
• Master's degree with an overall grade of 1,7 (≈ A-)
Abitur (higher education entrance qualification)
Konrad-Adenauer-Gymnasium, Langenfeld
Awards
June 2001
Grimme-Online Award
Received for outstanding content on www.giga.de
Miscellaneous
Since 2008
Member of judging panel
Plus X Award “Sport & Lifestyle”
November 2002
Presentation "Projekt 26"
World record-setting broadcast, 26 hours non-stop & live,
NBC GIGA in cooperation with ZDF, one of Germany's major
networks, Düsseldorf
1997 – 1999
Freshmen Advisor
Department of English at the University of Düsseldorf
Languages
German – native language
English (US) – business fluent
Spanish, French – intermediate
Italian, Portuguese – basic knowledge
February / March 2009
Intensive language class, commercial Spanish,
Institut für Berufliche Bildung, Düsseldorf
September 1996 – May 1997
Academic year abroad
University of California at Davis, USA
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