Gabi Bauer

After graduating from high school in 1981, Bauer began studying English, Romance languages, philosophy and education at the University of Hamburg. Her studies gradually took her to the universities of Hanover and Grenoble as well as to a college in Michigan. In 1988, Bauer passed the first state examination. She then completed journalistic training at "Radio FFN Niedersachsen", in whose Braunschweig regional studio she worked as a reporter and presenter. Bauer then moved to the FFN broadcast headquarters in Hanover, where she worked as an editor, presenter and deputy news director. In 1992, Bauer joined the broadcasting department of NDR in Hamburg. Here she initially worked in the NDR-2 culture department as an editor and presenter. At special domestic political highlights such as the 1994 federal election, she also appeared as a reporter for the second and fourth NDR radio programs. In 1995, Bauer finally switched to NDR television. From then on she presented the "Niedersachsen-Magazin" at the Hanover State Broadcasting House. In the same role, we also got to know her in some special programs on N3 and ARD. Bauer then worked as a reporter for NDR's third television program and for the editorial team at ARD-aktuell, which is responsible for "Tagesschau" and "Tagesthemen" until 1996. In 1997, the journalist became the presenter of the "Tagesschau um 5". However, Bauer undoubtedly achieved her greatest popularity in her role as presenter of "Tagesthemen", which she held from September 1997 to April 2001. Bauer's journalistic achievements have been recognized by several awards. In 2000 she was named "TV Woman of the Year". In the same year she also received the "Hanns Joachim Friedrichs Prize". In the spring of 2001, Bauer initially withdrew from journalistic work for family reasons, only to celebrate her return to public television culture a year later: In March 2002, the presenter began broadcasting the interview program "Gabi Bauer". At the end of 2003, Bauer ended her talk show prematurely because the necessary audience response had not been received. In autumn 2004, Bauer went on air with her colleague and former "Hello Germany" presenter Susanne Stichler with the new political talk show "Paroli" on NDR. From January 3, 2006, Gabi Bauer moderated the ARD night magazine.