
Born on 19 August 1962 in Schlema (Erzgebirge) Escaped the local dialectical pull there for three years by moving to East Berlin. Mason apprenticeship. A-levels.
Until 1989 he earned his living as a bricklayer, forklift driver, sports ground keeper, and finally proofreader for the LDPD daily newspaper "Der Morgen".
Since about 1990 journalist there. "Wächterpreis der Tagespresse" for the "detection of human rights violations by the GDR judiciary and the state security service". [read more...]