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born 8 September 1938 in Halberstadt |
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| studied history and politics at Hamburg University | |
| 1960 - 1962 | cadetship at the newspaper "Bild"; freelance work for NDR; editor at ZDF Hamburg, presenter of the program "Drehscheibe" |
| 1968 - 1972 | freelance work for the weekly "Die Zeit"; NDR and ZDF; first female presenter of the ZDF news show "heute"; supports the election campaign of Willy Brandt for chancellor |
| 1973 - 1978 | works for German television and the magazine "Stern" |
| 1979 - 1983 | foreign correspondent in Jerusalem; publication of "Mein Jerusalem" |
| 1984 - 1988 | foreign correspondent in Washington; awarded Egon-Erwin-Kisch Prize for a report about the Washington Vietnam Memorial for the magazine "Geo" |
| 1989 - 1994 | presenter of the WDR show "Drei vor Mitternacht" and the Vox news show "Weltvox" |
| 1995 - 1998 | editor in chief, cultural section of the radio and television station ORB |
| 2000 | press officer of World Expo Hanover |
| 2006 |
Friedrich-Schiedel Literature Prize of the city of Bad Wurzach |
| 2007 |
Hedwig-Dohm-Urkunde |
| lives in Berlin |
Last update June 2011
