Susanne Daubner (born 26 March 1961) is a German news and television presenter. She has been part of the ''

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'' news team since 1999. Previously, Daubner had worked for Rundfunk der DDR,

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and

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Biography

Daubner was born on 26 March 1961 in

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. After graduating from high school, she first completed commercial training and was then employed as a speaker and presenter by the radio organisation Rundfunk der DDR. Her talent was discovered in the

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streets while an open day of radio and television was being held. In 1987, Daubner was made a newscaster and presenter of the youth-orientated radio station

. While living in East Germany, she lived in the East Berlin district of Prenzlauer Berg. After an unsuccessful intervention from the Ministry of State Security (Stasi) who wanted to recruit her that same year, Daubner elected to escape from East Germany in the summer of 1989 and went to

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and

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. She later stated in 2008 that she had a large amount of need for freedom, due to her feeling more concentrated. Following her escape, she worked for Radio Free Berlin as a news and programme spokesperson. Daubner made her first on-screen appearance for

in a broadcast called ''Brandenburg Aktuell'' in 1992. Then, she rejoined Radio Free Berlin in 1997. She joined the German national public broadcaster ARD, and joined the ''

'' news team in January 1999 replacing

Wilhelm Wieben Wilhelm Wieben (2 June 1935 – 13 June 2019) was a German journalist, actor and author, best known for presenting the daily news in '' Tagesschau'', the most-watched news program on German television, from 1973 to 1998. Biography Wieben was ...

. She has a daughter born in 1990, and was divorced ten years later. Daubner also acts a spokesperson for television and is a moderator on radio.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Daubner, Susanne 1962 births People from Halle (Saale) Living people German television journalists German television presenters German women television presenters German women television journalists German broadcast news analysts ARD (broadcaster) people Tagesschau (ARD) presenters and reporters