+++ Live on air for ARD (Der Deutsche Fernsehpreis, 09-25 & US Vice Presidential Debate Walz vs. Vance, 10-02) and for DHL Group (09-24 & 09-30) +++
The gift of the gab – eloquent, swift, reliable
Working for German TV stations such as
Language taming – both written and spoken
My Services
Interpreting
Are you looking for a reliable interpreter for a TV show, conference, general meeting, or any other event?
Then it would be my pleasure to lend you my voice and provide your audience with flawless translations in both German and English.
20 years of professional experience at the highest level speak for themselves – and I speak for you!
Translation
You prefer personal style, creative nuances, witty language, and intercultural knowledge instead of cookie-cutter machine translations?
Whether you need a precise and elegant translation of a website, presentation, press release, or other publication – rest assured that your German and English texts are in excellent hands with me.
Do you need a translation in a different area of expertise or language? Then you can also rely on me and my comprehensive network of experienced colleagues.
Proofreading &
Post-editing
Not sure whether your texts are fully coherent? Prefer to have that machine translation checked again for errors, inconsistencies, and misunderstandings?
Contact me if you want to have your German or English texts thoroughly checked by a second pair of eyes (coherence, spelling, syntax, etc.).
Hears voices and always has the last word
About Me
Franz Kubaczyk, TV Interpreter – the right voice for your TV programme! And, of course, for all other occasions where you need to overcome language barriers – both written and spoken. From unpredictable former presidents to emphatic eulogies – I offer the full repertoire of professional media interpreting.
Whether live on air, or in person at all kinds of conferences and events, I have 20 years of experience interpreting, often for some of the most important players on the global stage. Always professional, reliable, and right to the point!
Interpreter, translator, editor, and wordsmith from Cologne.
Member of the Association of Conference Interpreters (VKD)
Studies
Dipl.-Dolmetscher (University Degree equivalent to M.A.)
Translation/Interpreting – University of Applied Sciences, Cologne
Stays abroad
University of Limerick, Ireland (2001)
NGO internship, La Paz, Bolivia (1999)
Languages
German • English • Spanish
Franz Kubaczyk
TV-Interpreter
On the mic for 20 years now and always keeping his cool
Samples
Interpreting of Franco Nero at the Goldene Kamera Award 2019
ARD • 03-30-2019 • Berlin
Interpreting of US Secretary of State John Kerry during his state visit 2014 in Berlin
n-tv • 10-22-2014 • Cologne
Interpreting of Jürgen Klopp on the occasion of the Premier League title
n-tv • 06-26-2020 • Cologne
Interpreting of Barack Obama on the occasion of Donald Trump’s election in 2016
n-tv • 11-09-2016 • Cologne
Language is to the mind more than light is to the eye. (William Gibson)
References
What do Joe Biden, Jürgen Klopp, and the Terminator have in common?
I have already lent my voice to all of them as well as to many other well-known personalities throughout my career. As a professionally trained interpreter and translator, it is my job to provide the most accurate and apt transfer of any kind of content and to keep my cool in any situation imaginable.
Interpreting
tv-shows
- ZDF – Sportler des Jahres
- ARD – Goldene Kamera
- ARD – Maischberger
- N-TV – News Spezial
- PHOENIX – Der Tag
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- ZDF – Volle Kanne – Service Täglich
- ARD – Americas’s New President
- RTL – Inauguration of Joe Biden
- ZDF – We love TV
- SWR – SWR Dialogue
- and others
Personalities
- Joe Biden (US President since 2021)
- Donald Trump (US President 2017-2021)
- Barack Obama (US President 2009-2017)
- Elisabeth II. (Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-2022)
- Wolodymyr Zelenskyy (President of Ukraine since 2019)
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- Hillary Clinton (US Secretary of State 2009-2013)
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (Actor & Politician)
- Jürgen Klopp (Football Manager)
- António Guterres (Secretary-General of the United Nations)
- Jens Stoltenberg (Secretary General of NATO)
- Emmanuel Macron (President of France)
- Boris Johnson (Prime Minister of the UK 2019-2023)
- Bill Clinton (US President 1993-2001)
- Alexander Gerst (Astronaut & Geophysicist)
- Prof. Muhammad Yunus (Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2006)
- Michael Sandel (Philosopher & Author)
- Barbara Schöneberger (Actress & TV Host)
- and others
Events
- ID X Summit Hamburg, 2024
- SOTU Joe Biden 2024 (n-tv, live)
- ARD-Morgenmagazin, 2023 (ARD, live)
- Gamescom Live Stream 2023, 2022
- Sportler des Jahres 2022 (ZDF, live)
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- Volle Kanne – Service täglich, 2023 (ZDF, live)
- Annual General Meeting of DHL Group, 2020-2021
- Inauguration of US President Joe Biden, 2021
(RTL, live) - Press conference Jürgen Klopp, 2020 (n-tv, live)
- Goldene Kamera 2019 (ZDF, live)
- Inauguration of US President Donald Trump, 2017
(ARD, live) - Eulogy by Barack Obama for Shimon Peres, 2016
(n-tv, live) - Deutscher Kamerapreis 2023 (WDR, live)
- Civis Award 2021 (WDR, live)
- US Presidential Debates, Biden vs. Trump, 2020
(n-tv, live) - US Democratic and Republican Conventions, 2020
(n-tv, live) - US State Banquet by Queen Elizabeth II., 2019
(n-tv, live) - Brexit debates, House of Commons, 2019
(phoenix, live) - Eulogies on the death of George H.W. Bush, 2018
(n-tv, live) - US Presidential Debates, Clinton vs. Trump, 2016
(n-tv, live) - Mobility Summit/HAFAS User Conference, 2004-2022
- Wine Awards, 2008-2018
- German Savings Bank Day, 2007 & 2010
- and others
Translations
CLIENTS
- eos.uptrade GmbH
- Deutscher Feuerwehrverband e.V.
- Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland e.V.
- Dr. Walter GmbH
- ich OHG
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- Wagstaff Inc.
- eclareon GmbH
- Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung
- Projekt MIK – Mies in Krefeld
- Paritätische Akademie LV NRW e.V.
- Glückstadt Destination Management GmbH
- Jeschenko MedienAgentur Köln GmbH
- Theater an der Parkaue
- antwerpes AG
- and others
WEBSITES
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ADDRESS
Franz Kubaczyk
c/o Bürogemeinschaft
Roisdorfer Str. 13a
50969 Cologne, Germany
CONTACT
Phone: +49 221 98654366
Mobile: +49 163 8489400
Email: info@kubaczyk.eu
Internet: www.kubaczyk.eu