About this exhibition

It all started with the question of what kind of history Seefeld actually has. What life was like here in the past, who lived here, and what moved the people here. When Lucia Herrmann stumbled upon the old recordings of Radio Riesbach while doing her research, she was thrilled. She listened to one broadcast after another and told her friends and neighbors about it. No one in her circle knew about this special neighborhood radio station. But everyone was curious and eager to learn more about it and find out what life was like in Seefeld in the 1980s. This gave rise to the idea of making these stories accessible to a wider audience through a small exhibition at GZ Riesbach.

The fact that this idea actually became an exhibition is largely thanks to the active support of Nadja Hesselbjerg and Carl Gustav Winthereik. Both put their heart and soul into the project, contributing their ideas and helping to develop it further. Nadja designed and implemented this website, thanks to which you can listen directly to the old broadcasts here. Carl Gustav handled the design and, with sensitivity and care, brought the radio’s original visual style into the present day.

With heartfelt thanks to

  • Stefan Länzlinger at Sozialarchiv Zürich, where Radio Riesbach’s broadcasts and other materials are archived. Sozialarchiv was very supportive of the idea of an exhibition and immediately agreed to sharing some of the audio files with us.
  • GZ Riesbach for their hospitality and special thanks to Ursina Theus and Simone Glauser for supporting the initiative and the opening event, including the apéro in May.
  • Quartierverein Riesbach for their financial support.
  • Druckerei Eichholz Druck + Kopie AG who sponsored the posters for the exhibition.
  • And last but not least: All the former radio producers for their stories and their dedication, especially Liz Mennel, Stefan Schmid, and Benjamin Fehr.
Radio Riesbach

Radio Riesbach

93.0 FM

1984–1991

A project by

Lucia Herrmann

Nadja Hesselbjerg

Carl G. Winthereik

Archive material

Sozialarchiv Zurich

Swiss Federal Archives

Private collection of Liz Mennel

Made possible with support from:

Sozialarchiv ZurichQuartierverein RiesbachGZ RiesbachEichholzer Druck + Kopie AG