Wilhelm Wieben

Wilhelm Wieben (2 June 1935 – 13 June 2019^[1]) was a German journalist, actor and author, best known for presenting the daily news in Tagesschau, the most-watched news program on German television,^[2] from 1973 to 1998.

Wilhelm Wieben
Born	(1935-06-02)2 June 1935 Hennstedt, Dithmarschen, Germany
Died	13 June 2019(2019-06-13) (aged 84) Hamburg, Germany
Occupation(s)	Television journalist, actor, author

Biography

Wieben was born in Hennstedt, Dithmarschen. After school he studied theater at Max-Reinhardt-Schule für Schauspiel in Berlin. Later he worked as a journalist for Radio Bremen and was a news presenter on the TV channel ARD in Tagesschau between 1973 and his retirement in 1998. Wieben has authored books in Low German, a regional language in Northern Germany. He is also heard (and briefly seen in the music video) in Falco's controversial hit song Jeanny: The part of the Newsflash in the track is spoken by Wieben.

Inge Meysel outed Wieben as a homosexual in a 1995 interview in the magazine Stern.^[3] Before publication, Stern asked for Wieben's permission to publish the interview which he granted.^[4]

Works by author, in German

• Wenn't Abend ward. Heide : Boyens, 1999
• Melodie der Meere. Hamburg : Kabel, 1997
• Mien plattdüütsch Wiehnachtsbook. Heide in Holstein : Boyens, 1993
• Mien plattdüütsch Leesbook. Heide in Holstein : Boyens, 1986

References

1. "Wilhelm Wieben ist tot: "Er prägte das deutsche Fernsehen"". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
2. ""Tagesschau" liegt auch 2015 bei den Zuschauern vorn". digitalfernsehen.de (in German). 30 December 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
3. n-tv article about Wilhelm Wieben: Kein Schnee von gestern – Wilhelm Wieben wird 70
4. "Wieben feiert mit Berghoff seinen 80. Geburtstag". Hamburger Abendblatt. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

External links

• Wilhelm Wieben at IMDb
• Wilhelm Wieben in German National Library