Fritz Schenk (10 March 1930, Helbra – 4 May 2006, Frankfurt am Main) was a German publicist, journalist and television anchorman.
His father was a hydraulic engineer and worked for years managing a waterworks in Harz region, which belonged to the German Democratic Republic after 1949.
When Fritz Schenk later escaped to the Federal Republic of Germany, his father was dismissed from the job and died of heart infarction on 10 November 1962 after an interrogation by the Stasi.
He was the deputy of the presenter Gerhard Löwenthal of the popular ZDF-Magazin, that during the 1970s and 1980s raised controversy due to conservative coverage of political events.
He retired in early 1990s, but continued with journalistic activities, publishing numerous articles and opinion pieces in newspapers and magazines.
He was often asked to hold lectures or presentations due to his experiences gathered from his career in the former German Democratic Republic.
When a scandal erupted in October 2003, as some regarded his speech as antisemitic, a proceeding was started over expelling Hohmann from the Christian Democratic Union.
On 22 July 2005, Schenk resigned from his positions within the initiative, as Martin Hohmann had declared that he would take part in the 2005 parliamentary election as an independent.