About the artist
Born in Ludwigsburg in 1958. TV journalist at Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), author of books and TV documentaries. Since 2013 has been working at Studio Berlin in the current events department. Member of various juries, including Aspekte-Literaturpreis (Aspekte Literature Prize). Awarded the German Federation of Journalists (DJV) prize for “persistent reporting,” and in 2013 the Deutscher Fernsehpreis (German Television Award) for “Heute Journal.”