Jan Hofer

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Jan Hofer (2011)

Jan Hofer (born January 31, 1952 in Büderich ; according to newspaper reports actually Johannes Neuenhofer ) is a former German news anchor . From 1985 to 2020 he was the spokesman for the Tagesschau on First German Television . From October 2004 to December 2020 he was also their chief spokesman.

life and career

Hofer is the son of a craftsman. He grew up on Korbmacherstrasse in Wesel , first attended elementary school in Büderich and later the boarding school of the North Sea High School on Langeoog . After high school and military service , he studied business administration in Cologne . During his studies he worked for a time in the radio department of Deutsche Welle . In 1976 he volunteered at various radio stations. From 1983 he presented his first television programs in the regional program of Saarland Radio. In 1985 he switched to Tagesschau, whose chief spokesman he was from 2004 to 2020. According to his own statements, he developed software for the rosters of the daily news broadcasters. In addition to his work as a newscaster, he also moderated entertainment programs. On December 14, 2020 at 8:00 p.m., he spoke his last daily news. Jens Riewa succeeded him as chief spokesman for the Tagesschau .

He also moderates benefit events, award ceremonies and the election of the German Wine Queen . From 2013 to 2015 he was a member of the jury for the game show This is great! and 2017 member of Tell the Truth's advice team for some episodes . In December 2002 he was voted the most popular Tagesschau spokesperson. In 2007 he played a reporter in the film Neues vom Wixxer . In 2010 he had a short appearance in the series Sesame Street presented: A carrot for two in episode 26 (horse is sick with television) . In 2012 it was also featured in the series Sesame Street: The Secret of the Flower Factory can be seen.

Personal

Jan Hofer is the father of four children. Two sons and a daughter come from his marriage to the pop singer Anne-Karin , from whom he separated in 1996. Since October 2018 he has been with Phong Lan Hofer, b. Truong, married. The couple has a son born in 2015 and lives in Hamburg-Lokstedt .

Since November 2005, Hofer has been the ambassador of the Central Germany Children's Hospice for terminally ill children, their parents and relatives. He is also an ambassador for the German Red Cross and EQ patron (honorary office and quality).

Although several newspapers have researched that Hofer's maiden name is actually Johannes Neuenhofer, Hofer himself denies that "Jan Hofer" is a pseudonym. He tried to change the Wikipedia entry to his person, but was not successful. He also denies the various information about his date of birth. It is assumed that with these statements he is trying to confuse people and hide his life dates.

Moderations

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Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Klaus Nikolei: Tagesschau für Hofer , RP Online, January 31, 2012
  2. ↑ a b Jan Hofer in the Munzinger archive , accessed on February 15, 2016 ( beginning of article freely accessible).
  3. ↑ In the broadcast “Who knows something?” On July 28, 2017, he said that he was 8 in 1960. Archivlink ( Memento from July 30, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) (time 14:40; available until August 4th)
  4. ↑ Jan Hofer leaves the Tagesschau - your questions to the chief spokesman. In: YouTube. September 25, 2020, accessed on September 25, 2020 : "I know, Wikipedia says this [Note: I mean the years 1950 and 1952]. We also tried several times to stamp it out. But it didn't work. But it stays at 52. "
  5. ^ A b Gerhard Franz: Jan Hofer: Congratulations on the 58th, 59th or 60th? , Saarbrücker Zeitung, January 29, 2010
  6. ↑ Klaus Nikolei: The teacher of Jan Hofer , RP Online, March 25, 2010
  7. ↑ Julia Nakötter, Fritz Schubert: Jan Hofer: Mr. Tagesschau , RP Online, July 20, 2010
  8. ↑ a b Jan Hofer, chief spokesman for the Tagesschau, in conversation with Klaus Kastan (PDF; 58 kB), transcription of a television interview in the alpha forum on BR-alpha , September 9, 2005, pp. 2–3
  9. ↑ Tagesschaussprecher Jan Hofer is involved in Wesel , Westdeutscher Rundfunk, April 27, 2017.
  10. ↑ News anchor Hofer is considering parting. In: n-tv. May 24, 2020, accessed May 24, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Alexander Krei: "Tagesschau": Jens Riewa replaces Jan Hofer as chief spokesman. In: DWDL.de . September 25, 2019, accessed September 25, 2019 .
  12. ↑ "Tagesschau" spokesman got married. In: n-tv.de. April 30, 2019, accessed May 1, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Our ambassadors. (No longer available online.) Kinderhospiz Mitteldeutschland Nordhausen e. V., archived from the original on August 28, 2016 ; accessed on September 4, 2016 .
  14. ↑ Jan Hofer - Commitment out of passion. German Red Cross, accessed September 4, 2016 .
  15. ^ Jan Hofer, chief spokesman for the ARD Tagesschau, DRK ambassador and EQ patron. German Red Cross, accessed September 4, 2016 .
  16. ↑ Der Messe-Mayer Leipzig 2012: Day 4. Saturday: Menschen, Mythen, Mutterwitz , BuchMarkt, March 17th, 2012 (with an interview with Hofer).
personal data
SURNAME Hofer, Jan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Neuenhofer, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German news anchor
DATE OF BIRTH January 31, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Büderich , Germany