ZDF special
ZDF special is a news program on German television on ZDF , which has been broadcast on important events since 1988 and supplements the coverage of current news programs. Depending on the occasion, this program will be broadcast after the 7 p.m. edition of today’s program and will usually last 15 minutes.
In the event of extraordinary events, such as the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 in the USA, this broadcast can last for several hours during the day. This was also the reason that the corresponding backdrops for ZDF special are always in an operational studio (where hello germany or WISO and the current sports studio are usually filmed) so that they can go on the air even faster. In the case of political events in particular, the ZDF special is also broadcast from the ZDF capital city studio or, in the case of major events, as direct reporting on site. In the event of long-lasting events such as the floods in Central Europe in 2013 or the COVID-19 pandemic , there was sometimes a ZDF special every day .
In addition to the normal contributions, ZDF special also offers sufficient background information as well as interviews with experts, connections to correspondents on site and live broadcasts with commentary. The moderators are usually on duty alternately and work with modern technical possibilities for fast and reliable information.
Moderators
The following people moderate or moderated the show.
Current
- Rudi Cerne (since 1999; at sporting events)
- Peter Frey (since 2001)
- Norbert Lehmann (since 2002)
- Bettina Schausten (since 2003)
- Katrin Müller-Hohenstein (since 2009; at sporting events)
- Andreas Klinner (since 2011)
- Mitri Sirin (since 2011)
- Matthias Fornoff (since 2014)
- Jana Pareigis (since 2014)
- Antje Pieper (since 2014)
- Sarah Tacke (since 2014)
- Daniel Bröckerhoff (since 2015)
- Marcus Niehaves (since 2016)
- Jürgen Erbacher (since 2018; Head of editorial office Church and Life)
- Hanna Zimmermann (since 2018)
- Theo Koll (2010–2014, since 2019)
- Shakuntala Banerjee (since 2019)
Former
- Michael Jungblut (1988-2002)
- Thomas Bellut (1997-2002)
- Marco Schreyl (2000-2005)
- Thomas Kausch (2001-2005)
- Ruprecht Eser (2005)
- Gerd Helbig (2005)
- Werner Kaltefleiter (2005)
- Wolf von Lojewski (1992-2006)
- Norms Odenthal (2005–2006)
- Ralph Szepanski (2001-2007)
- Claus Kleber (2003-2008)
- Dietmar Ossenberg (2001-2009)
- Karen Webb (2009)
- Steffen Seibert (until 2010)
- Peter Hahne (1999-2010)
- Stefan Raue (1997-2011)
- Valerie Haller (2004-2011)
- Karsten Schwanke (2006-2011)
- Michael Opoczynski (1992-2014)
- Ralph Schumacher (2011-2014)
- Wolf-Dieter Poschmann (1995-2016)
- Martin Leutke (2011-2016)
- Michaela Pilters (1988-2018)
- Thomas Walde (2005-2019)
- Elmar Theveßen (2007-2019)
Today in Parliament
As part of the ZDF special , Bundestag debates are broadcast in parliament under the title Today . This reporting is broadcast from the ZDF capital city studio.
Moderators
- Ines Trams (2010-2016)
- Bettina Schausten (2010-2019)
- Thomas Walde (2010-2019)
- Frank Buchwald (since 2011)
- Patricia Wiedemeyer (since 2013)
ZDF election
The elections are also presented as part of the ZDF special . The ZDF election team works with election researchers from the Elections Research Group .
Moderators
- Thomas Bellut (1997-2002)
- Steffen Seibert (1999-2008)
- Christian Sievers (2008-2009)
- Theo Koll (2010-2014)
- Bettina Schausten (since 2003)
- Matthias Fornoff (since 2014)
Awards
- 2006 - German Television Award Best Information Program for the contribution War Without End