Hans Sarkowicz

Hans Sarkowicz (born 1955) studied German and history at Goethe University Frankfurt. From 1979 to 2021, he worked for Hessischer Rundfunk, ultimately serving as head of the cultural channel hr2. He published books and biographies on political, contemporary-historical, and cultural-historical subjects, including works on Erich Kästner, Heinz Rühmann, and the Büchner family. He also co-edited the works of Erich Kästner and edited audio documents on the history of the German book trade. Together with Heiner Boehncke, he initiated the “Literaturland Hessen” project. Sarkowicz received several awards, including the 2017 German Audiobook Prize for “Geheime Sender – Der Rundfunk im Widerstand gegen Hitler” (“Secret Transmitters: Radio in the Resistance against Hitler”).