Fritz Ostermayer Received the Golden Merit Badge in Vienna

Fritz Ostermayer, artistic director of the School for Poetry in Vienna from 2012 to 2024, was awarded the Golden Merit Badge of the State of Vienna on Wednesday. Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) described the 1956-born in Schattendorf, Burgenland, during the ceremony at the Vienna City Hall as "one of our great taste and opinion leaders."

Golden Merit Badge of the State of Vienna for Fritz Ostermayer

According to a press release, Ostermayer has taken on an active role in shaping and promoting Austrian underground and alternative culture as a passionate radio producer, author, and musician, said Ludwig. "Fritz Ostermayer has not only left his mark as a powerful cultural critic in print media such as 'Falter', 'profil', and 'Standard', but also shaped cult formats on ORF like 'Musicbox', 'Diagonal', and 'Kunstradio'." At the radio station FM4, he, together with Thomas Edlinger, created the series "Im Sumpf", and worked as a curator at events such as the "Steirischer Herbst" and the "Vienna Cultural Summer". Ostermayer has also appeared as a musician, DJ, and performer - for example, he played with bands like "Viele bunte Autos" or "Der Scheitel".

(APA/Red)

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