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Jurgen Gothe (1944 – April 9, 2015) was a Canadian radio broadcaster and print columnist. For 23 years, from 1985 to 2008, he was host of the national classical music program ''DiscDrive'', which aired across Canada on CBC Radio 2.〔("Former CBC Radio host Jurgen Gothe dead" ). CBC News, April 10, 2015.〕 ==Life and career== Gothe was born in Berlin, Germany, where he was a child actor for ''Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor''〔"CBC-FM's DiscDrive a Gothe-given delight". ''The Globe and Mail'', July 28, 1989.〕 before his family moved to Canada in 1954.〔"Gothe understands the magic of his medium". ''Broadcast Week'', August 15, 1987.〕 They settled in Medicine Hat, Alberta,〔 where his father was a baker.〔Burns, John (2008). ("An unscripted Life" ). ''Vancouver Magazine''. Retrieved 11 April 2015〕 He dropped out of high school after Grade 10, and joined local radio station CHAT at age 15 as an advertising copywriter,〔"Radio show a winner in the afternoon". ''Vancouver Sun'', December 28, 1987.〕 later moving to an on-air role as host of a jazz show〔 and writing for sister television station CHAT-TV.〔 Moving to Vancouver, British Columbia in the mid-1960s,〔"The Cat's Meow: How Jurgen Gothe's inspired nonsense enlivens CBC Radio's classical slot". ''Vancouver Sun'', November 18, 1989.〕 he worked for an advertising agency and for CHQM-FM〔 before joining the CBC. He briefly hosted a weekend classical music program in 1984〔"Casual approach keeps Jurgen Gothe interested". ''Montreal Gazette'', January 8, 1996.〕 before becoming host of ''DiscDrive'' in 1985.〔"CBC's new man sees better days ahead for radio". ''Vancouver Sun'', February 4, 1987.〕 After ''DiscDrive'' was cancelled in 2008 as part of a format shift at Radio 2, Gothe continued with the CBC for one more year as host of the weekend classical music program ''Farrago''〔"CBC unveils Radio Two makeover with new hosts, programs and half the classical music". ''Winnipeg Free Press'', August 20, 2008.〕 until leaving the CBC in 2009.〔"CBC Radio 2 tweaks schedule; Gothe goes, Bachman moves". ''Montreal Gazette'', June 8, 2009.〕 Throughout his radio career, Gothe was also a contributor of wine and food writing to various publications,〔 a judge at wine and culinary competitions both in Canada and internationally,〔 and ran his own corporate public relations company, Quincy Gothe.〔 Quincy, his nominal partner in the firm, was his pet cat.〔 He wrote the "Uncorked" wine column for ''The Georgia Straight'' from 1997 to 2014. He announced his retirement as a columnist for ''The Georgia Straight'' in August 2014. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jurgen Gothe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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