Petra Gerster [] (born 25 January 1955) is a German journalist and news presenter.

Early life and education

Starting in 1973, Gerster studied German studies, Slavic studies, and literature with a grant of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation at the

University of Konstanz The University of Konstanz (german: Universität Konstanz) is a university in the city of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its main campus was opened on the Gießberg in 1972 after being founded in 1966. The university is Germany's ...

, as well as in the US and in Paris. In 1981 she received a Master of Arts.

Career

Gerster began her career as a newspaper journalist with ''

Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger The ''Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger'' (KStA) is a German daily newspaper published in Cologne, and has the largest circulation in the Cologne–Bonn Metropolitan Region. ''Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger'' has a base of over 100 contributing editors and a wide ...

''. From 1989, she worked as a TV journalist for

ZDF ZDF (, short for Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen; ; "Second German Television") is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. It is run as an independent nonprofit institution, which was founded by all fe ...

. She was a presenter on the German women's magazine show ''Mona Lisa'' for ten years. From 1998 until 2021, Gerster worked as anchor for

's daily news magazine ''

heute ''heute'' (; German for ''today'') is a television news program on the German channel ZDF. The main program is broadcast at 19:00, and includes news, with an emphasis on political news from Germany, Europe and the world, plus 'mixed' news from c ...

'', in rotation with Peter Hahne (1998–1999),

Klaus-Peter Siegloch Klaus-Peter Siegloch (born 15 May 1946) is a former German journalist and lobbyist. Life Siegloch was born in Hamburg. He studied sociology, economics and political science at the University of Hamburg, graduating in 1973. Siegloch worked as a ...

(1999–2003), Steffen Seibert (2003–2010), Matthias Fornoff (2010–2014) and

Christian Sievers Christian Sievers (born 1969 in Offenbach am Main) is a German journalist and news presenter. Career After graduating secondary school with his ''Abitur'' in 1989, Sievers studied law in Berlin and Freiburg. During his studies, he also worked at ...

(2014–2021).

Other activities

Witten/Herdecke University Witten/Herdecke University is a private, state-recognized, nonprofit university in Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was the first German private institution of higher education to receive accreditation as a "Universität", a status r ...

, Member of the Supervisory Board * Hertie Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees *

Wormser Dom St Peter's Cathedral (German: ''Wormser Dom'') is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral in Worms, southern Germany. The cathedral is located on the highest point of the inner city of Worms and is the most important building of the Roma ...

, Member of the Board of TrusteesBoard of Trustees

Personal life

Gerster is the sister of politician Florian Gerster and is married to journalist and politician Christian Nürnberger. They live in

Mainz Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main (river), Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-we ...

Literature

* Petra Gerster, Christian Nürnberger: ''Der Erziehungsnotstand. Wie wir die Zukunft unserer Kinder retten''. Berlin (Rowohlt-Verlag). 2002. * Petra Gerster, Christian Nürnberger: ''Stark für das Leben. Wege aus dem Erziehungsnotstand''. Berlin (Rowohlt-Verlag). 2003. * Petra Gerster: ''Reifeprüfung: Die Frau von 50 Jahren''. Berlin (Rowohlt-Verlag). 2007. * Petra Gerster, Andrea Stoll: ''Ihrer Zeit voraus. Frauen verändern die Welt''. Munich (cbj Verlag). 2009. * Petra Gerster, Christian Nürnberger: Charakter: Worauf es bei Bildung wirklich ankommt, Berlin (Rowolth-Verlag). 2010. * Petra Gerster: ''Es wächst zusammen... Wir Deutschen und die Einheit''. Cologne (Lingen Verlag), 2010.

Awards

* 1996:

Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Award The Hanns Joachim Friedrichs Award is a German award for excellence in journalism. It was first awarded in 1995. The award is named for the German journalist Hanns Joachim Friedrichs Hanns Joachim "Hajo" Friedrichs (15 March 1927 – 28 March 1 ...

References

External links

ZDF:Petra Gerster

* ttp://www.mt-online.de/lokales/minden/5229529_MT-Interview_mit_Petra_Gerster_Wie_ein_Anker_in_der_Nachrichtenflut.html Mindener Tageblatt:Interview with Petra Gerster (german) {{DEFAULTSORT:Gerster, Petra German television presenters German television reporters and correspondents German broadcast news analysts People from Worms, Germany Living people 1955 births German women television presenters German women television journalists 20th-century German journalists 21st-century German journalists ZDF people 20th-century German women 21st-century German women