Starting Monday, Christian Sievers will host “Hewitt Magazine,” alternately with Marietta Slomka.
Millions of TV viewers should get used to it. Klaus Kleiber resigned after nearly 20 years as a lead presenter on the ZDF news program “The Heath Journal”. He was succeeded by journalist Christian Sivers. Many have known him for a long time, and now the 52-year-old will lead the show with Marietta Slomka on Monday, rotating weekly.
Before he started, Sivers said, “Something’s changing in my head. It’s a new rhythm of life that I have to adapt to.” Practically every two weeks of the year dedicate yourself entirely to the programme. Sivers, who was born in Offenbach, Hesse, has been working for public broadcasters for decades. The journalist, who studied law, has held various positions at ZDF since the late 1990s. Including as director and editor of the Hewitt and Hewitt Lunch programs. Also as coordinator, editor and reporter for “ZDF-Morgenmagazin” in Berlin. Before being seen as the host of 7pm Hot on Episode 2, he temporarily headed foreign studio ZDF in Tel Aviv and was a correspondent for the Middle East. Since 2013, he has also run “Hewitt Magazine” every now and then. Now it has become a fixture in shape. In 2021, an average of 4.15 million people participated in the show. Sievers will form a new duo with Hanna Zimmermann, who will co-present the newsgroups.
“I have always been a reporter and will always be a reporter in my heart,” Sivers said. He believes that it is very important for the mediator to know from personal experience what he is talking about. And: “What we can really do, and this is my wish and idea for the future: report every day as well, ideally as professionally and technically as possible — in order to ensure the most convincing people.”
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