Jörg Wontorra

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Jörg Wontorra at the Radio Regenbogen Award 2019

Jörg Peter Wontorra (born November 29, 1948 in Lübeck ) is a German television presenter and television producer .

TV presenter

After graduating from high school at Lübeck's Johanneum and studying law , which he completed with the 1st exam, Wontorra began a traineeship and then his career as a sports journalist at NDR . From 1982 to 1992 he was sports director of Radio Bremen , 1984-1992 presenter of the ARD - sports show . In 1992 he switched to Sat.1 , where, in addition to the football program - Sat.1 Bundesliga , he also ran the program Please melde dich! moderated in which missing people were searched. Another format was Erben wanted , of which 13 episodes were produced.

From 1996 to 1997 was Wontorra host the DSF telecast Victor . From 2003 to 2006 he was a commentator for the Champions League for Sat.1 .

From March 2004 to May 2015 he hosted the Sport1 football talk show Doppelpass . In this function he accused Rudi Assauer with verbal hints on September 18, 2005 of alcoholism . Wontorra explained in connection with a statement by Assauer recorded in the program: “If you listen to the tongue slap a bit, the picture would have a very ambiguous title: 'Assauer fully involved.' Perhaps that is also a very small problem that should be discussed. ” DSF immediately apologized in writing to Assauer and warned Wontorra.

From August 2017 to May 2019 he hosted Wontorra - the football talk on Sky Sport News HD .

Private

Wontorra's first marriage (Claudia) lasted from 1976 to 1986, the second (Ariane) from 1988 to 2003, the separation from his third wife Heike Hinzkowski (marriage 2012) took place in 2016. His son Marcel and his daughter, the television presenter Laura Wontorra , were born the second marriage.

producer

In 1992 Wontorra joined Frank Elstner's production company Elstnertainment in Luxembourg and thus gained initial experience as a producer. Since 2005 he has owned a company that offers courses and seminars for managers.

Worked for Werder Bremen

From 1999 to 2003 Wontorra sat on the supervisory board of Bundesliga club Werder Bremen . After the responsible election committee had only nominated him as a substitute member for the new election of the supervisory board, Wontorra withdrew his candidacy.

During his time at Werder Bremen, the former handball player looked after the 2nd women's handball team for a while.

In April 2012, Wontorra hit the headlines again in connection with Werder after publicly criticizing the club.

social commitment

In 2003, Wontorra founded the non-profit Hanseatic Foundation. In the “classic” Hanseatic cities of Bremen, Hamburg and Lübeck, it supports projects with three main focuses: education, upbringing, youth welfare. By promoting school and extracurricular measures for children and young people, it wants to offer alternatives to the passive media society and promote creativity , team spirit and commitment .

Publications

  • Halftime with heroes. Stories that football writes. Econ, Düsseldorf 1997, most recently Econ-und-List-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Munich 1999. Please register, the book will be broadcast

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Heirs wanted at fernsehserien.de
  2. ↑ Wontorra insults Assauer. In: Spiegel Online , September 18, 2005
  3. ^ Wontorra-the football talk. , December 10, 2017
  4. ↑ Wontorra - The Football Talk. fernsehserien.de, accessed on September 22, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Sky stops "Wontorra - the football talk" - that's behind it. Retrieved August 16, 2019 .
  6. ↑ He said “Yes” for the third time. In: bild.de
  7. ↑ His third marriage fails after three years. In: bild.de
  8. ↑ Jörg Wontorra: "I need a woman who is successful, but who is also looking for the duck pond in me". In: presseportal.de
  9. ↑ Jörg Wontorra: The wedding will be a surprise. In: internet-intellellect.de
  10. ↑ Werder needs fresh impulses from outside. In: weser-kurier.de
  11. ↑ About us In: hanse-stiftung-joerg-wontorra-de
personal data
SURNAME Wontorra, Jörg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wontorra, Jörg Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German television presenter and television producer
DATE OF BIRTH November 29, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Lübeck