Bogna Koreng
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Bogna Koreng (born 1965, Radibor
) is a television presenter from the Sorbian
region of Saxony
, Germany
.
Koreng grew up bilingual in Radibor
(Sorbian
: Radwor), north of Bautzen
(Sorbian
: Budyšin). After high school she studied German for two years before working as a teacher and choir director at the Sorbian General Secondary School (today's Sorbian Gymnasium) in Bautzen
.
She began a career in television as a freelance reporter in 1992, and has presented the Sorbian-language television program Wuhladko since 2001. In 2003 she became a studio director.
In 2003, Wuhladko won third place in the International Festival of Radio and Television of Minorities, which had involved more than sixty ethnic groups across Europe. Bogna Koreng received the award in the Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod
.
Today she lives with her family in Panschwitz-Kuckau
.
Radibor
Radibor, in Sorbian Radwor, is a municipality in Saxony in Germany. It is situated in Upper Lusatia about 10 km north of Bautzen, which is also the main city of the District of Bautzen to which Radibor belongs....
) is a television presenter from the Sorbian
Sorbs
Sorbs are a Western Slavic people of Central Europe living predominantly in Lusatia, a region on the territory of Germany and Poland. In Germany they live in the states of Brandenburg and Saxony. They speak the Sorbian languages - closely related to Polish and Czech - officially recognized and...
region of Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Koreng grew up bilingual in Radibor
Radibor
Radibor, in Sorbian Radwor, is a municipality in Saxony in Germany. It is situated in Upper Lusatia about 10 km north of Bautzen, which is also the main city of the District of Bautzen to which Radibor belongs....
(Sorbian
Sorbian languages
The Sorbian languages are classified under the Slavic branch of the Indo-European languages. They are the native languages of the Sorbs, a Slavic minority in the Lusatia region of eastern Germany. Historically the language has also been known as Wendish or Lusatian. Their collective ISO 639-2 code...
: Radwor), north of Bautzen
Bautzen
Bautzen is a hill-top town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and administrative centre of the eponymous district. It is located on the Spree River. As of 2008, its population is 41,161...
(Sorbian
Sorbian languages
The Sorbian languages are classified under the Slavic branch of the Indo-European languages. They are the native languages of the Sorbs, a Slavic minority in the Lusatia region of eastern Germany. Historically the language has also been known as Wendish or Lusatian. Their collective ISO 639-2 code...
: Budyšin). After high school she studied German for two years before working as a teacher and choir director at the Sorbian General Secondary School (today's Sorbian Gymnasium) in Bautzen
Bautzen
Bautzen is a hill-top town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and administrative centre of the eponymous district. It is located on the Spree River. As of 2008, its population is 41,161...
.
She began a career in television as a freelance reporter in 1992, and has presented the Sorbian-language television program Wuhladko since 2001. In 2003 she became a studio director.
In 2003, Wuhladko won third place in the International Festival of Radio and Television of Minorities, which had involved more than sixty ethnic groups across Europe. Bogna Koreng received the award in the Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod
Uzhhorod
Uzhhorod or Uzhgorod is a city located in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. It is the administrative center of the Zakarpattia Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Uzhhorodskyi Raion within the oblast...
.
Today she lives with her family in Panschwitz-Kuckau
Panschwitz-Kuckau
Panschwitz-Kuckau, in Sorbian Pančicy-Kukow, is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. It is the site of the well-known monastery Sankt Marienstern.The place is located at both sides of the Klosterwasser stream....
.