Lars Halter
Encyclopedia
Lars Halter is a German-American journalist
and currently General Chairman of the German-American Steuben Parade
.
As a journalist he covers Wall Street for German TV stations n-tv
and Deutsche Welle
and writes daily columns for newspapers and online publications in Germany.
in Schopfheim
and later Lörrach
. He focused early on economical studies, while working as a journalist for local newspapers mostly covering political and cultural events.
He continued to work as a journalist and photographer, when he was drafted into the German Bundeswehr
. Halter served in the emergency headquarters, when his battalion was helping to fight the great flood of 1997 at the Oder River.
, before moving to New York City
. Here, he worked at several German language newspapers serving the German-American community, holding positions as editor-in-chief of the New Yorker Staats-Zeitung
, German World magazine and editor of the Amerika Woche.
In 2001, Halter found back to his economical roots when he started as a reporter and columnist for Wall Street Correspondents, a financial news company founded and at the time run by well-known German TV reporter Markus Koch. During his time with the company, Halter was witness to the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 and reported about the events for several newspapers and radio stations.
Since 2006, Halter regularly reports financial news from the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange
, the Nasdaq
and the Nymex for German news station n-tv. He is also a regular correspondent for German news daily Tagesspiegel as well as for German magazine Business & Diplomacy.
in charge of the cultural center at Hockemeyer Hall in Washington, D.C.
with his wife Christine and Polly, a puggle
. He is a member of the Rotary Club
of Wall Street.
In 2010, Halter appeared as an extra in the Oliver Stone
movie Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and currently General Chairman of the German-American Steuben Parade
German-American Steuben Parade
The German-American Steuben Parade is an annual parade held in various cities across the United States. The New York City parade is held every third Saturday in September. It was founded in 1957 by German-American immigrants who, being part of the largest self -reported ancestral group in the...
.
As a journalist he covers Wall Street for German TV stations n-tv
N-tv
n-tv is a German television news channel owned by the Bertelsmann AG Media's RTL Group and an affiliate network of CNN since the networks creation in 1992....
and Deutsche Welle
Deutsche Welle
Deutsche Welle or DW, is Germany's international broadcaster. The service is aimed at the overseas market. It broadcasts news and information on shortwave, Internet and satellite radio on 98.7 DZFE in 30 languages . It has a satellite television service , that is available in four languages, and...
and writes daily columns for newspapers and online publications in Germany.
Early life
Lars Halter attended the GymnasiumGymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
in Schopfheim
Schopfheim
Schopfheim is a town in the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Wiese, 10 km north of Rheinfelden, and 13 km east of Lörrach.The town is the birthplace of Gisela Oeri....
and later Lörrach
Lörrach
Lörrach is a city in southwest Germany, in the valley of the Wiese, close to the French and the Swiss border. It is the capital of the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg. The biggest industry is the chocolate factory Milka...
. He focused early on economical studies, while working as a journalist for local newspapers mostly covering political and cultural events.
He continued to work as a journalist and photographer, when he was drafted into the German Bundeswehr
Bundeswehr
The Bundeswehr consists of the unified armed forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities...
. Halter served in the emergency headquarters, when his battalion was helping to fight the great flood of 1997 at the Oder River.
Journalism
In 1998, Halter moved to the US, first working as a freelance journalist from Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, before moving to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Here, he worked at several German language newspapers serving the German-American community, holding positions as editor-in-chief of the New Yorker Staats-Zeitung
New Yorker Staatszeitung
The New Yorker Staats-Zeitung, nicknamed „The Staats“, is the premier German-language weekly newspaper in the United States.-History:...
, German World magazine and editor of the Amerika Woche.
In 2001, Halter found back to his economical roots when he started as a reporter and columnist for Wall Street Correspondents, a financial news company founded and at the time run by well-known German TV reporter Markus Koch. During his time with the company, Halter was witness to the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 and reported about the events for several newspapers and radio stations.
Since 2006, Halter regularly reports financial news from the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located at 11 Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, USA. It is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed companies at 13.39 trillion as of Dec 2010...
, the Nasdaq
NASDAQ
The NASDAQ Stock Market, also known as the NASDAQ, is an American stock exchange. "NASDAQ" originally stood for "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations". It is the second-largest stock exchange by market capitalization in the world, after the New York Stock Exchange. As of...
and the Nymex for German news station n-tv. He is also a regular correspondent for German news daily Tagesspiegel as well as for German magazine Business & Diplomacy.
German-American work
Halter is currently the General Chairman of the German-American Steuben Parade and Executive Manager of the German-American Committee of Greater New York, one of the largest organizations of its kind in the US. He is in charge of German-American cultural programming in the greater New York area and is regularly organizing concerts, movie and literature events, comedy as well as food related events including beer and wine tastings. He is also a Director at the German-American Heritage Foundation of the USAGerman-American Heritage Foundation of the USA
The German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA is a national non-profit organization that promotes German language, culture, and heritage in the United States and works toward preserving the history of Americans of German ancestry in the building the United States...
in charge of the cultural center at Hockemeyer Hall in Washington, D.C.
Personal Life
Halter is currently living in Jersey City, New JerseyNew Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
with his wife Christine and Polly, a puggle
Puggle
Puggle can refer to:*Puggle , a crossbreed between a Pug and a Beagle*A baby echidna*A member of the Awana organization in the two-to-three-year old age group-See also:*The Puggle Tales, a series of books by A. A. Barber of The Lost Forests...
. He is a member of the Rotary Club
Rotary International
Rotary International is an organization of service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world. The stated purpose of the organization is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help...
of Wall Street.
In 2010, Halter appeared as an extra in the Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
William Oliver Stone is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Stone became well known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, for which he had previously participated as an infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on...
movie Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.