Frank Plasberg is a German

Germany

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 journalist

Journalist

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 and television presenter.

Life

Plasberg has an education in theater, politics and pedagogy and works as television presenter on German broadcaster WDR. From 1987 to 2002 he was television host of programme Aktuelle Stunde (together with journalist Christine Westermann). Since 2001 Plasberg is television host of programme Hart aber fair on WDR.

Awards

• 2003: Deutscher Fernsehpreis
  Deutscher Fernsehpreis
  The Deutscher Fernsehpreis is a German award for television programming, created in 1999 by German television channels Das Erste, ZDF, RTL and Sat.1. It was created as a equivalent to the Emmy Awards though it is not organized by an academy and is awarded annually in September or October...
  
  
• 2005: Adolf-Grimme-Preis
• 2005: Ernst-Schneider-Award
• 2005: Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Award
• 2006: Bayerischer Fernsehpreis
  Bayerischer Fernsehpreis
  Bayerischer Fernsehpreis is an award presented by the government of Bavaria, Germany since 1989.- 2010 :* Nina Gummich, Nachwuchsförderpreis * Klaus Doldinger, Bavarian Prime Minister's Prize- 2009 :...
  
   in information for moderation of Hart aber fair
• 2006: journalist of year in politics
• 2008: Bambi
  Bambi
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   in Category 'Moderation'

External links

• Stefan Domke , Da habe ich einfach Angst bekommen, interview over Plasbergs behaviour during Gladbecker Geiseldramas, 13 August 2003, WDR (German)
• Biographie, website of Hart aber fair
• Felicitas von Lovenberg, Mir fehlt ein Gen für Milde, 9 June 2006, FAZ
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   (German)
• Andreas Kötter, Jeder Moderator ist eitel, interview, 29 March 2005, Spiegel Online
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   (German)