Being chief anchor for Tagesthemen (1978) from 1 July 1991 to 31 August 2006, he
has been one of the most popular TV hosts on German television. As he
wanted to concentrate on other projects, he didn't seek a renewal of
his contract.
At the age of 14, his article about the Eiffel Tower in Paris was
published in the "Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung", a daily newspaper
(1956).
Author of several novels and political books.
Owns a home in Southern France.
His daughter Adrienne was born in 1969.
Grew up in Heidelberg, Germany and Paris.
Columnist and publisher of web portal Zoomer.de (2008).
He has fraternal twins with Julia Jäckel: Ellie and John (b. 20 March 2012).