Peter von Sassen

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Peter von Sassen
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Peter von Sassen (born January 12, 1953 in Hamburg ) is a German television journalist and television presenter .

Life

Peter v. Sassen was born in Hamburg , attended elementary school and grammar school there and graduated from the Emilie-Wüstenfeld grammar school . He later studied German and theater studies in the Hanseatic city . During my studies I came into contact with the NDR and the then head of the regional program.

Von Sassen on a broadcast for the 2013 Lower Saxony election

Von Sassen was given the opportunity to spend several weeks in the various regional editorial offices. This first contact resulted in further opportunities for observation during the studies. At the age of 22 v. Sassen realized his first shorter television report for the editorial team of the Friday magazine. This was followed by smaller employees on a freelance basis and further contributions during renewed observations . At the same time, v. Sassen at various Hamburg film production as an independent manager to collect any other experiences in the film industry. There was also the opportunity to do a longer internship as a camera assistant at the Deutsche Wochenschau in Hamburg .

A nine-month activity as a production manager for a ZDF cultural series in preparation for the company Multimedia brought him the offer of a permanent position in this private film production company . He refused because the big dream of one day working for the NDR was bigger. After many detours, Peter v. Sassen to fill a position as a young editor at Norddeutscher Rundfunk in Hanover . Initially in the current television editorial team, which worked for the regional news reports from the day and for the Tagesschau - later in the editorial team of Nordschau magazine. In total, there are around 500 television reports and features with filming abroad and on other parts of the world that were created in the 37 years with Norddeutscher Rundfunk. The most important works include a portrait of the world's most famous children's book author, Astrid Lindgren, and a 45-minute feature about the city of Hiroshima .

Peter v. For 18 years, Sassen designed and moderated the trade fair programs for NDR television in Hanover . Since 1985 - the first days of the new regional magazine Hallo Niedersachsen - he has been a defining face for viewers in Lower Saxony . He also became known nationwide through the broadcasts of the North Tour and North Sea Report . In 1998 v. Sassen was the editor-in-chief of the program Nordseereport , modernized the concept of the program , which is popular all over northern Germany, and developed completely new forms of moderation 'on site'. Early trips to the far north and the high Arctic brought the North Sea report above-average audience ratings and a reputation as a glossy magazine for NDR television.

On December 16, 2016, he hosted the television magazine Hallo Niedersachsen (regional magazine for the state of Lower Saxony ) for the last time and said goodbye to his audience after more than 30 years on the screen .

Von Sassen is the uncle of the German actor Felix von Sassen .

Recent Activity

Peter v. Sassen has been traveling the polar regions of the Arctic and Antarctic for 20 years and after working for NDR he worked as a lecturer for polar history on expedition cruise ships of various shipping companies and companies . In addition, full-length multimedia shows and readings have been taking place since 2007 . As a photographer and cameraman, he regularly creates new live reports , which he presents personally on various stages in Lower Saxony and all of Northern Germany. Multimedia portraits of Wilhelm Busch and Astrid Lindgren are just as much a part of this as photo reports about the Arctic and Antarctic . Peter v. Sassen also works as an author and moderator . His photographic work has been presented in various exhibitions.

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SURNAME Sassen, Peter von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German television journalist and television presenter
DATE OF BIRTH January 12, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg