Television
Most of my journalistic career has been spent in Berlin with Germany’s global broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW). Currently I’m a main anchor with DW News, which launched in June of 2015. Additional TV credits include hundreds of live newscasts as an anchor at CNN International.
» Current affairs
Before the launch of DW News, I worked as a DW political correspondent and news presenter (Journal). For nearly a decade (through 2011) I co-hosted DW’s weekly international discussion program Quadriga. I also presented other programs such as Made in Germany (business), People and Politics (political affairs), European Journal (European affairs) and Transatlantic (German-American relations). I have hosted live sustained coverage of major events, including most recently the Unity March in Paris (following the January 2015 terrorist attacks) and the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
» Background
A seasoned live reporter and political analyst, I've covered the gamut of hard news stories in Germany since 1990 and kept track of cultural developments along the way. I chronicled German reunification and witnessed the EU's eastward enlargement, experiencing critical phases of European political and economic history. I've provided analysis (mainly live) of national and European elections under three German chancellors, interviewed an array of international political leaders and attended key EU and global summits.
» Memorable field assignments (selected)
• 2015 - V-E Day commemoration ceremonies, Berlin DE
• 2014 - CDU party national convention, Cologne, DE
• 2014 - World War II commemoration ceremonies, Gdansk, PL
• 2013 - German national elections, DE
• 2013 - US President Barack Obama’s commemorative address in Berlin, DE
• 2012 - Green Party and SPD national conventions, Hanover, DE
• 2011 - G8 summit, Deauville, FR
• 2010 - German presidential election, DE
• 2009 - UN climate change conference (COP 15), Copenhagen, DK
• 2009 - Obama and Merkel at Buchenwald concentration camp memorial, DE
• 2008 - UN climate change conference (COP 14), Poznań, PL
• 2007 - G8 summit, Heiligendamm, DE
• 2007 - Polish parliamentary elections, PL
• 2006 - Pope Benedict’s post-inaugural homecoming tour, Bavaria, DE
• 2005 - Auschwitz concentration camp liberation commemoration, PL
• 2004 - EU accession events, DE, PL, CZ
• 2002-03 - Hostage takings (Iraqi embassy and public bus), Berlin, DE
• 2002 - German national elections, DE
• 2002 - The flooding of Dresden, DE
• 2000 - Concorde plane crash, Paris, FR
• 1998 - German trade mission to China, CN
• 1997 - Anti-nuclear protests, Gorleben, DE
» Business
A significant part of my broadcasting experience has revolved around German business and economic issues. (Interests: social market economics, international trade, FDI.) In the late 1990s I presented over 150 editions of DW-tv's weekly business program Made in Germany (frequent location work, special in Shanghai).
» Interviews
I have conducted televised interviews (face-to-face or via satellite) with hundreds of newsmakers and correspondents in dozens of countries around the world. My interlocutors have included government leaders, peace negotiators, global CEOs and scientific pioneers.
Radio
My radio experience spans three decades and includes reporting, analysis, moderation and commentary. In the 1990s I reported extensively from Germany for Public Radio International's Marketplace. Since 2000 I have provided spot news coverage for various outlets including CBS Network Radio. Occasionally I have delivered commentaries in German for Deutschlandfunk.
For several years through 2011, listeners in Berlin heard me regularly on NPR Worldwide, which airs an audio version of DW-TV's Quadriga. During the past four years (since 2010) I have been heard on BBC World Service, World Radio Switzerland, Deutsche Welle Radio and Canada's CBC.
My first live broadcast originated at WSOE (Elon College). I later hosted classical and late-night jazz programs for NPR affiliate WFDD (Winston-Salem). In Berlin I hosted daily and weekly shows on JAM-FM (1993-94) and had the rare honor of sitting in for broadcast legend Mark White at Radio JFK.
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Extensive non-fiction voiceover experience.