Theo Koll (born 19 March 1958) is a German journalist and

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Early life and education

Koll was born on 19 March 1958 in

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, Germany. From 1977 to 1985, he studied political science, modern history, sociology and constitutional law at the

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, as well as in

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and

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with a master's degree.

Career

Koll has been working for

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(ZDF) since 1990. He led the program's London bureau from 1993 to 2001. From 2001 to 2019, he presented political journal ''Frontal''. In addition, he presented the theater magazine ''Foyer'' on

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from October 2006 to April 2010, alternating with

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. On 1 July 2014, Koll moved to Paris as the studio manager of ZDF. In 2016, was one of the final candidates considered for the leadership of public broadcaster RBB; the position eventually went to Patricia Schlesinger instead. On 1 March 2019, he took over the management of the ZDF capital studio in Berlin, succeeding

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Personal life

Koll was in a relationship with

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. He is married to Franziska Castell.

Awards

* 2005:

Bayerischer Fernsehpreis Bayerischer Fernsehpreis (the Bavarian TV award) is an award presented by the government of Bavaria, Germany since 1989. The prize symbol is the "Blue Panther", a figure from the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory. The prize money is €10,000 (Spec ...

as moderator und ensemble member of Frontal 21 * 2006:

Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Preis 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 ...

as moderator and ensemble member of Frontal 21 * 2007: Goldener Prometheus as ''Fernsehjournalist des Jahres'' (''Television Journalist of the Year'') * 2007:

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in the category ''Bestes Polit-Magazin (Leserwahl)'' (''Best Polit Magazine (Reader's Election)'') as ensemble member of Frontal 21 * 2008: B.A.U.M.-Umweltpreis in the category ''Medienvertreter'' (''Media Representative'') as ensemble member of Frontal 21 * 2013:

Deutscher Fernsehpreis The Deutscher Fernsehpreis (''German Television Award'') is an annual German award for television programming, created in 1999 by German television channels Das Erste, ZDF, RTL and Sat.1. It was created to be an equivalent to the Emmy Awards, t ...

in the category ''Beste Information'' (''Best Information'') as ensemble member of auslandsjournal XXL: BrasilienDeutscher Fernsehpreis 2013: Alle Kategorien, alle Gewinner
on spiegel.de, 3 October 2013, accessed on 18 July 2016 * 2017: Hildegard von Bingen Prize for Journalism

References

External links

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on

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