Thorsten Otto
Thorsten Otto (born February 23, 1964 in Weiden in the Upper Palatinate ) is a German moderator and author.
Career
Otto grew up in the Upper Palatinate, studied law, but switched to moderation after the first state examination. After an internship and traineeship at a broadcaster in Nuremberg and attending an editor, reporter and moderator school at SWF3 , he went to EinsLive for two years . Then he switched to ZDF sports.
In 1998 Otto switched to Bayern 3 , where he moderated the current midday magazine for years. Furthermore, this year he received celebrity guests for the first time on Sunday morning at Stars & Hits .
From October 2008 to the end of 2018 he hosted the interview program Mensch, Otto! , which was broadcast Monday to Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., alternating with Brigitte Theile in Mensch, Theile! . Until December 2016, he also interviewed Mensch, Otto! On Sundays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Stars on Sunday celebrities. However, this program was discontinued due to austerity measures.
At the beginning of 2019, Otto switched to Bayern 1 , where he moderates the talk show Blaue Couch , which is broadcast Monday through Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., alternating weekly with Gabi Fischer .
His book Finding the Right Words was published in July 2016 .
Awards
- Winner of the German Radio Prize 2014 in the "Best Interview" category
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lorenz Goslich: Sudden end for a "top product". December 20, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2017 .
- ↑ Bayerischer Rundfunk: BR-Hörfunk: New from 2019: More "Blue Couch" on BAYERN 1 and interactive broadcast on BAYERN 3 . December 17, 2018 ( br.de [accessed January 10, 2019]).
- ↑ Bayerischer Rundfunk: Blue Couch: Good conversations with Gabi Fischer and Thorsten Otto. January 10, 2019, accessed January 10, 2019 .
- ↑ Thorsten Otto | Find the right words. Retrieved January 10, 2019 .
- ↑ deutscher-radiopreis.de Best interview: Thorsten Otto and Julia Liebing
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Otto, Thorsten |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German moderator |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1964 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Willows in the Upper Palatinate |