Wilhelm Wieben


Wilhelm Wieben was a German journalist, actor and author. He was best known for presenting the daily news in Tagesschau, by far the most watched news program on German television, from 1973 to 1998.

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 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. Before publication, Stern asked for Wieben's permission to publish the interview which he granted.

Works by author, in German