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 born in Hennstedt, Dithmarschen. After school he studied theater at ''Max-Reinhardt-Schule für Schauspiel'' in

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. Later he worked as a journalist for

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and was a news presenter on the TV channel ARD in Tagesschau between 1973 and his retirement in 1998. Wieben has authored books in Low German, a regional language in Northern Germany. He is also heard (and briefly seen in the music video) in Falco's controversial hit song '' Jeanny'': The part of the Newsflash in the track is spoken by Wieben.

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outed Wieben as a homosexual in a 1995 interview in the magazine '' Stern''.n-tv article about Wilhelm Wieben: Kein Schnee von gestern – Wilhelm Wieben wird 70
/ref> Before publication, ''Stern'' asked for Wieben's permission to publish the interview which he granted.

Works by author, in German

* ''Wenn't Abend ward''. Heide : Boyens, 1999 * ''Melodie der Meere''. Hamburg : Kabel, 1997 * ''Mien plattdüütsch Wiehnachtsbook''. Heide in Holstein : Boyens, 1993 * ''Mien plattdüütsch Leesbook''. Heide in Holstein : Boyens, 1986

References

External links

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