Marietta Slomka
Slomka in 2018
Born (1969-04-20) 20 April 1969 (age 54)
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • News presenter
Years active1996–present
EmployerZDF
Notable creditheute-journal (2001–present)

Marietta Slomka (born 20 April 1969 in Cologne) is a German journalist who has been the anchor of TV news show heute-journal since 2001.

Early life and education

The daughter of a teacher, Slomka studied international politics and economics at the universities of Cologne and Kent. In 1988, she completed an internship at Roussel Uclaf in Paris.

Career

After university, Slomka worked from 1991 to 1996 for Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW). In parallel, she started her career in journalism at local newspaper Kölnische Rundschau in 1994.

As television journalist, Slomka has been working on German broadcaster ZDF since 1998. Between 1998 and 2000, she worked as news correspondent in Bonn and Berlin. In 2000, she took over as presenter of heute nacht, a late-night news show. Since 2001, she has been the anchor of news magazine heute-journal on ZDF, currently in rotation with Claus Kleber (since 2003) and Christian Sievers (since 2013).[1] Her co-anchor is Heinz Wolf. As anchor, she has interviewed national and international political leaders, including Hillary Clinton (2009),[2] Jean-Claude Juncker (2012)[3] and Angela Merkel (2021).[4] In May 2017, she reported live from Paris during the French presidential elections.

In addition to her role as presenter, Slomka has produced several documentaries, including Afrikas Schätze (2010) and Zwischen Anden und Amazonien – mit Marietta Slomka durch Südamerika (2014).

Slomka lives in Cologne and Mainz.[5]

Recognition

In a 2018 survey conducted by Forsa Institute, Slomka was voted Germany's most trusted female news presenter.[6] In addition, she has been awarded numerous prizes, including the following:

Books

References

  1. ^ Tieschky, Claudia (16 September 2011). "Lächeln lernen". Süddeutsche.de.
  2. ^ Interview With Marietta Slomka of ZDF Television, November 9, 2009 United States Department of State.
  3. ^ Jean-Claude Juncker au sujet de l'élection de François Hollande comme président de la République française Government of Luxembourg, press release of 7 May 2012.
  4. ^ ZDF-Interview: Steht das Schlimmste noch bevor, Frau Merkel? ZDF, 12 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Sie sind immer bei uns im Wohnzimmer" Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 16 December 2006.
  6. ^ Vertrauenswürdigster Nachrichtenmoderator ist Claus Kleber Der Tagesspiegel, 21 March 2018.
  7. ^ "'Beste Information': Caren Miosga, Marietta Slomka und Peter Kloeppel". Goldene Kamera (in German). 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  8. ^ Auszeichnung für ihre Interviews – Marietta Slomka erhält Deutschen Fernsehpreis ZDF, 26 January 2018.
  9. ^ Deutscher Fernsehpreis – Ausgezeichnet: ZDF räumt in elf Kategorien ab ZDF, 17 June 2020.

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