Jeder Rappen zählt (JRZ) ''(literally Every

rappen A Rappen (pl. Rappen) originally was a variant of the medieval Pfennig ("penny") coin common to the Alemannic German regions of Alsace, northern Switzerland and south-western Germany. As with other German pennies, its half-piece was a Haller, t ...

(nickel) counts)'' was the

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version of

Serious Request Serious Request is a family of annual multi-day, multimedia fundraising events for International Red Cross initiatives, typically hosted by radio stations in the week before Christmas. The project was begun in 2004 by Dutch public pop music ...

, originally created by Dutch radio station

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in 2004. First held in 2009, ''Jeder Rappen zählt'' was organized at the end of each year by

Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen ("Swiss Radio and Television"), shortened to SRF, is a subsidiary of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), operating in German-speaking Switzerland. SRF was created on 1 January 2011 through the merger of r ...

(SRF). It went through 10 editions before coming to an end in 2018. The concept was as follows: a number of radio or television personalities were locked inside a glass house. The public could follow their adventures for around a week, with the show being broadcast live on radio and television. Every year, a special cause was chosen and funds were collected in favour of Swiss Solidarity. This format also exists in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. The first edition, called ''

Couleur Terre Couleur Terre ''(literally Colour Earth)'' is the French Swiss version of the Serious Request that broadcasts on Dutch radio/television. It was broadcast on French language Couleur 3 radio station. The Dutch campaign started in 2004, with Coul ...

'', took place in 2007. The radio show marathon came back in 2016 under a new name, '' Cœur à Cœur''.

Summary

* Rosana Grüter was replaced by Tina Nägeli after two days into the show because of suffering from

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References

External links

Official websiteSummary of all editions (pp.14-18)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jeder rappen zahlt 2009 radio programme debuts Charities based in Switzerland Swiss radio programmes