Stefanie Tücking

German presenter (1962–2018)

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Stefanie Tücking (1 April 1962 – 1 December 2018) was a German radio and television presenter.
She won the Golden Camera award at the age of 24 for her work on the ARD music show Formel Eins ( Formula One ), where she served as the show host between January 1986 and December 1987.
Death Tücking died unexpectedly during the night of 1 December 2018 in Baden-Baden at age 56.
She was found by a friend in her bed.
According to her father, they visited a Christmas market on Thursday and on Friday (30 November) evening she was on air with her radio for the last time.

Stefanie Tücking (1 April 1962 – 1 December 2018) was a German radio and television presenter.

Career

Tücking was born in Kaiserslautern. She won the Golden Camera award at the age of 24 for her work on the ARD music show Formel Eins (Formula One), where she served as the show host between January 1986 and December 1987. After her breakthrough with Formel Eins, she worked for the German broadcaster Südwestrundfunk (SWR) as a television and radio presenter until her death.

Death

Tücking died unexpectedly during the night of 1 December 2018 in Baden-Baden at age 56. The cause of death was a pulmonary embolism. She was found by a friend in her bed. Tücking had no known health or substance-related problems. According to her father, they visited a Christmas market on Thursday and on Friday (30 November) evening she was on air with her radio for the last time.