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 German ...

, 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 wi ...

''. From 1989, she worked as a TV journalist for ZDF. 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 ZDF's daily news magazine ''

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

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(1999–2003),

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(2003–2010),

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(2010–2014) and Christian Sievers (2014–2021).

Other activities

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, Member of the Supervisory Board * Hertie Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees * Wormser Dom, Member of the Board of TrusteesBoard of Trustees
Wormser Dom.

Personal life

Gerster is the sister of politician

Florian Gerster Florian Gerster (born 7 May 1949 in Worms, Germany) is a German politician and former government official. After his graduation, he served in the military and earned a master's degree in psychology at the University of Mannheim. In 1977, he wa ...

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 joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-west, with Ma ...

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