Sandra Maischberger
German journalist, talk show host, and author
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Key Takeaways
- Sandra Maischberger ( German: [ˈzandʁa ˈmaɪʃbɛʁɡɐ] ; born 25 August 1966) is a German journalist, talk show host, and author.
- Her father was a physicist for the Max Planck Society and her mother was a tour guide.
- Maischberger's initial career choices while growing up were to become a veterinarian or a detective.
- Career Maischberger started her career at the Bayerischer Rundfunk and has since been working for various television stations including Premiere, RTL, VOX, n-tv, and ARD.
- Maischberger has written several books including Hand aufs Herz (an interview with Helmut Schmidt) and Die musst Du kennen — Menschen machen Geschichte , an encyclopaedia of the most prominent scientists, artists and politicians from classical times to the present.
Sandra Maischberger (German: [ˈzandʁa ˈmaɪʃbɛʁɡɐ]; born 25 August 1966) is a German journalist, talk show host, and author.
Early life and education
Born in Munich, Maischberger spent five years of her childhood in Frascati, near Rome, Italy, and also grew up in Garching, near Munich. Her father was a physicist for the Max Planck Society and her mother was a tour guide. She is the sister of German archeologist Martin Maischberger.
Maischberger's initial career choices while growing up were to become a veterinarian or a detective. She later attended LMU Munich's School of Journalism but dropped out after 3 days in order to start her media career directly.
Career
Maischberger started her career at the Bayerischer Rundfunk and has since been working for various television stations including Premiere, RTL, VOX, n-tv, and ARD. From 1992, she moderated 0137, a live-broadcast talk show, in rotation with Roger Willemsen.
Maischberger has written several books including Hand aufs Herz (an interview with Helmut Schmidt) and Die musst Du kennen — Menschen machen Geschichte, an encyclopaedia of the most prominent scientists, artists and politicians from classical times to the present.
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