Chris Howland
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| - | '' | + | Although British, Chris Howland was much better known in his adopted home of Germany, where he started out in 1948, aged 20, as a DJ on British Forces Network Radio in Hamburg. In the 1960s he was one of the top stars in Germany, with his own radio show, hit records, roles in over 20 German-language films and compering major TV shows including ''Musik aus Studio B'' and ''Vorsicht Kamera'' (the local version of ''Candid Camera''). |
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| + | He enjoyed a radio career lasting over 50 years and wrote several books including one on German humour. | ||
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| + | He died on 29 November 2013 at the age of 85. | ||
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| - | '' | + | His self-given nickname was "Mr. Pumpernickel", which he invented as a joke name to try to make his studio technician laugh. |
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| + | ==Books== | ||
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| + | ''[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Yes-Sir-Blickwinkel-englischen-Gastarbeiters/dp/3463405652/ Yes, Sir!: Aus dem Blickwinkel eines englischen Gastarbeiters]'' (paperback) - autobiography, only available in German | ||
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| + | ==Web links== | ||
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| + | [http://www.ma-radio.gold.ac.uk/2000-2001/mrpumpernickel.htm A biography of "Mr. Pumpernickel"] | ||
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| + | [http://www.chris-howland.de/ Official site (auf Deutsch)] | ||
[[Category:People|Howland, Chris]] | [[Category:People|Howland, Chris]] | ||
Current revision as of 08:53, 26 April 2014
Biography
Although British, Chris Howland was much better known in his adopted home of Germany, where he started out in 1948, aged 20, as a DJ on British Forces Network Radio in Hamburg. In the 1960s he was one of the top stars in Germany, with his own radio show, hit records, roles in over 20 German-language films and compering major TV shows including Musik aus Studio B and Vorsicht Kamera (the local version of Candid Camera).
He enjoyed a radio career lasting over 50 years and wrote several books including one on German humour.
He died on 29 November 2013 at the age of 85.
Trivia
His self-given nickname was "Mr. Pumpernickel", which he invented as a joke name to try to make his studio technician laugh.
Books
Yes, Sir!: Aus dem Blickwinkel eines englischen Gastarbeiters (paperback) - autobiography, only available in German
Web links
A biography of "Mr. Pumpernickel"
