Jan Wagner

Profile Updated: December 12, 2024
Jan Wagner
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Residing In: Frankfurt am Main, Hesse Germany
Web site(s): View Website
Spouse/Partner: Anke Wagner
Military Service: US Army  
Occupation: Journalist
Email Address

janfwagner@gmail.com

Any other social media handles/links including Linked In, Facebook, Tiktok:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-wagner-b747a21b/

Studies after NT:

University of Illinois at Chicago BA - History
Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University - Master of Science
Fulbright Commission, Berlin - Fulbright Young Journalist

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I have been a journalist in Germany for almost 30 years.

What did you want to do or think you were going to do when you finished high school?

Journalism

What is your next career?

I'd love to moonlight as a cook

Do you still play a sport or instrument you did in h.s.?

As any American boy, I grew up with a host of sports that I still love today - football, soccer, baseball, tennis and overall fitness.

What else fills your time these days?

I'm an avid reader, cook, hiker/traveler and dinner host. Please check out my YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEv8tllSTVThK3cig43LN-Q

Where in the world have you been?

I've lived in Germany since 1996 so quite aways from Winnetka.

Thoughts on high school, favorite classes or teachers, a good high school anecdote?

I was a fan of my history teacher and sometime athletic coach Doug Chase.

What were you listening to back then?

I liked U2, The Cure and The Smiths in particular. The 80s were probably the best decade for rock and pop.

Do you remember a national or world event affecting teenage you?

Quite a few: Reagan's landslide re-election, the Challenger crash, the Bears' glorious Super Bowl victory and the Iran-Contra scandal.

Which John Hughes movie is the best, and why?

Some Kind of Wonderful. I think I had a crush on Mary Stuart Masterson. It wouldn't be the first time the love was not reciprocated.

Did you remember with whom you walked down the aisle at graduation? Did you know them then?

Sorry, I don't remember

Did you take part in any senior pranks?

That's a definite no

If you can spell Coach Chick's last name, prove it:

I remember him from p.e. class, but that's it

Little known fact about you in h.s.:

I'm very good at conversation

Now we're 35 years older; how are you showing it?

Ug, the garbage music these kids are listening to!

So, you any wiser?

Yes, thank God