On your own behalf
Judith Rakers has been the spokeswoman for the tagesschau since 2005. She is now saying goodbye at her own request in order to concentrate more on her entrepreneurial activities in the future. She will still be seen on television.
After 19 years as a spokeswoman for the tagesschau, Judith Rakers is taking her leave at her own request in order to concentrate more on her entrepreneurial activities. She will be seen for the last time on January 31st in the 8 p.m. edition.
“After 19 successful and exciting years at tagesschau, it was with a heavy heart that I decided to leave,” says Rakers. “It’s time to focus my life on other projects, to further expand my entrepreneurial activities and to tackle new things for which there hasn’t been enough time in addition to the news shift.”
Rakers continues moderation
However, Judith Rakers remains loyal to the television audience: as presenter of the talk show 3after9 (Radio Bremen/NDR) and the ARD travel magazine Beautiful She will continue to appear regularly on television.
Marcus Bornheim, first editor-in-chief of the joint editorial team ARD-aktuell, which produces the tagesschau, described Rakers’ farewell as a great loss. “She is not only popular with our viewers, the entire team also values her as a person and colleague. She has guided through many news situations in a charming and professional manner over the past 19 years. We respect her desire for change and wish her every success their way.”
With the tagesschau since 2005
Judith Rakers was born in Paderborn in 1976. After studying communication sciences, she started at NDR in 2004 and initially presented the Hamburg Journal.
Since 2005 she has also been in front of the camera as a spokeswoman for the tagesschau. It was first seen in the main edition at 8 p.m. in March 2008. Since 2010 she has hosted the talk show alongside Giovanni di Lorenzo 3after9 and has presented numerous reports as a presenter for NDR television over the past ten years.
No successor
Initially there will be no successor for Judith Rakers at the tageschau. Other speakers for the main edition remain Jens Riewa, Susanne Daubner, Julia-Niharika Sen, Thorsten Schröder and Constantin Schreiber.