WDR2 MonTalk
WDR2 MonTalk | |
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Radio show from Cologne | |
publication | since 1991 |
production | WDR2 |
Contributors | |
Moderation | Gisela Steinhauer , Christine Westermann , Randi Crott , Tom Hegermann , Matthias Bongard , Steffi Neu |
Website |
The WDR2 Montalk was a two-hour radio talk show that weekly from WDR -Rundfunkprogramm WDR2 was produced and broadcast. It was last moderated by Matthias Bongard .
Time slot
The MonTalk was broadcast every Monday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
history
The first Montalk aired on October 7, 1991. The first guest was Walter Momper . Since then, the format has run continuously on the same broadcast slot.
At the end of the 2000s, the version Montalk Live was introduced, whereby the interview is recorded in front of an audience, but despite the name, it is not broadcast live, but on the following Monday. Such a Montalk Live is also the content of the WDR2 Summer OpenAir , which takes place annually in the winning city of the WDR2 campaign for one city .
In 2010 the show received the first German Radio Prize in the Best Interview category, which Christine Westermann received .
In April 2015 there were small changes to the concept of the show. Among other things, the MonTalk now has the slang "A guest and his soundtrack", which indicates that the guests now determine the music selection during the two hours (but only about half).
In May 2017, the Montalk was discontinued as part of a program redesign. However, it is planned to use the "Montalk" brand for live discussions in front of an audience.
format
The two-hour broadcast consisted of about 50 minutes of conversation. The music was determined in advance by the guest. Since 2015 this has affected half of the music, previously only individual pieces. The program was broadcast live and any conversations during the music were not published retrospectively. This sometimes resulted in incomprehensible topic changes in the radio version.
At the beginning the guest was introduced in a short portrait. Usually he was then confronted with a street survey about him within the first half hour. The passers-by in the survey should say the first thing that comes to mind when naming the guest.
In the program, two to three people connected with the guest's story were also called or invited. The guest did not know in advance who these were. Under certain circumstances (if the surprise guest cannot be reached at airtime) short statements from the people were recorded and played back in advance.
Guests
The guest selection was diverse, ranging from actors to singers, scientists and politicians to presenters and authors.
Moderators
Most recently, the MonTalk was moderated by Matthias Bongard. Almost all editions were live. The editions with audience were moderated by Gisela Steinhauer, Christine Westermann and Steffi Neu. At times the MonTalk was also moderated by Tobias Heusler . Before that, for a long time by Gisela Steinhauer . In addition, Christine Westermann often took on the lead of the interview.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Best Interview": "WDR 2 Montalk"
- ↑ RP ONLINE: WDR: Out for 'Montalk', comeback for 'Mittagsmagazin'. Retrieved July 23, 2017 .