Sibylle Nicolai was a program announcer on ZDF from 1979 to 1989. The woman from Frankfurt about breakdowns, “Wetten, dass ..?” and smooth introductions.
Ms. Nicolai, did you watch every program you announced beforehand?
No, I formulated the announcements for the afternoon program using the current broadcast schedule. They were delivered by the editorial offices for the evening. I only had to improvise freely in the event of an unplanned program change.
Their announcements were live. Was there ever a breakdown?