Brigitte Wolf
Country Director
Austrian Broadcasting Cooperation
Dr. Brigitte Wolf has been the Director of ORF’s, the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, regional radio and TV station, Radio Wien, since 2002. Radio Wien’s output totals 24 hours of radio a day, 30 minutes of daily local TV news, 15 national TV programs per year as well as 7.3 million page impressions a month.
Dr. Wolf holds a PhD in media studies, communications and psychology. Brigitte Wolf began working for ORF while still a student, first in radio and subsequently in media research.
From 1991-94 Dr. Wolf was Executive Assistant to the Director-General, Gerd Bacher; 1994- 95 she was head of the department of external relations as well as company spokesperson. Returning from maternity leave in 1999, Dr. Wolf assumed responsibility for all of ORF’s HR Training and Staff Development, including management, technical and journalistic staff, as well as “high potential” trainees. Dr. Wolf’s 2nd term as Radio Wien’s Director ends in 2011.