Petra Gerster | |
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Gerster in 2012 | |
Born | Petra Gerster (1955-01-25) 25 January 1955 (age 69) Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany (now Germany) |
Occupation | German television presenter |
Spouse | Christian Nürnberger |
Children | 2 |
Petra Gerster (born 25 January 1955) is a German journalist and news presenter.
Early life and education
Starting in 1973, Gerster studied German studies, Slavic studies, and literature with a grant of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation at the University of Konstanz, as well as in the US and in Paris. In 1981 she received a Master of Arts.
Career
Gerster began her career as a newspaper journalist with Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. From 1989, she worked as a TV journalist for ZDF. She was a presenter on the German women's magazine show Mona Lisa for ten years.
From 1998 until 2021, Gerster worked as anchor for ZDF's daily news magazine heute, in rotation with Peter Hahne (1998–1999), Klaus-Peter Siegloch (1999–2003), Steffen Seibert (2003–2010), Matthias Fornoff (2010–2014) and Christian Sievers (2014–2021).
Other activities
- Witten/Herdecke University, Member of the Supervisory Board
- Hertie Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Wormser Dom, Member of the Board of Trustees
Personal life
Gerster is the sister of politician Florian Gerster and is married to journalist and politician Christian Nürnberger. They live in Mainz.
Literature
- Petra Gerster, Christian Nürnberger: Der Erziehungsnotstand. Wie wir die Zukunft unserer Kinder retten. Berlin (Rowohlt-Verlag). 2002. ISBN 3-87134-433-8
- Petra Gerster, Christian Nürnberger: Stark für das Leben. Wege aus dem Erziehungsnotstand. Berlin (Rowohlt-Verlag). 2003. ISBN 3-87134-464-8
- Petra Gerster: Reifeprüfung: Die Frau von 50 Jahren. Berlin (Rowohlt-Verlag). 2007. ISBN 978-3-87134-533-3
- Petra Gerster, Andrea Stoll: Ihrer Zeit voraus. Frauen verändern die Welt. Munich (cbj Verlag). 2009. ISBN 978-3-570-13403-0
- Petra Gerster, Christian Nürnberger: Charakter: Worauf es bei Bildung wirklich ankommt, Berlin (Rowolth-Verlag). 2010. ISBN 978-3-87134-679-8
- Petra Gerster: Es wächst zusammen... Wir Deutschen und die Einheit. Cologne (Lingen Verlag), 2010. ISBN 978-3-938323-61-8
Awards
References
- "Broadcaster ZDF:Biography Petra Gerster". Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
- Supervisory Board Witten/Herdecke University.
- Board of Trustees Hertie Foundation.
- Board of Trustees Archived 2014-04-09 at the Wayback Machine Wormser Dom.
External links
- ZDF:Petra Gerster
- German National Library:Petra Gerster
- Mindener Tageblatt:Interview with Petra Gerster (german)
- German television presenters
- German television reporters and correspondents
- German broadcast news analysts
- People from Worms, Germany
- Living people
- 1955 births
- German women television presenters
- German women television journalists
- 20th-century German journalists
- 21st-century German journalists
- ZDF people
- 20th-century German women
- 21st-century German women