Grahame Lucas (51) has been appointed Head of DW-RADIO’s South Asia programmes. He is responsible for the German international broadcaster’s radio programmes in Hindi, Urdu and Bengali, as well as regional English-language programming for Asia. “This region is a definite focus for Deutsche Welle. By putting responsibility into one pair of hands we are strengthening our commitment in this target area, which is developing very rapidly, said DW director general Erik Bettermann.
Lucas took up his new post at the beginning of 2007. t, ist seit 1983 beim deutschen Auslandsrundfunk. Leaving his London roots behind, Lucas joined the German public broadcaster in 1983 and is now a German citizen.
He has worked in the central newsroom, in the English for North America service, did a tour of duty as political correspondent in Bonn, and headed news and current affairs in the English programme of DW-RADIO. Since 2001 he has been deputy director programmes.