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Christian Sievers (born 1969 in
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) is a German journalist and evening news anchor.


Career

After graduating secondary school with his ''
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'' in 1989, Sievers studied law in Berlin and
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. During his studies, he also worked at various radio and television stations: from 1989 to 1991 as a reporter at RIAS Berlin, as a presenter and reporter at Südwestfunk in Freiburg between 1991 and 1993, and from 1993 to 1995 as a presenter and editor at the same station in
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. In 1995, Sievers completed his first law
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. Between 1996 and 1997, Sievers worked as a reporter at the ABC station
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in
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, as a fellow of the Carl Duisberg Society. Since 1997, Sievers has been a presenter, reporter and editor for
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. From 1997 to 2009, Sievers presented the ''ZDF Morgenmagazin'', ZDF's breakfast programme. From 2008 to 2009, Sievers presented the graphics and statistics sections of ZDF's election broadcasts, replacing Steffen Seibert. From October 2009 to August 2014, Sievers was ZDF's Middle East correspondent, based in
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. In January 2013 he replaced
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as presenter of '' heute-journal'', of which he acted as a relief presenter; from 2014 to 2022, Sievers has also been chief presenter of the 7 pm edition of
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. Since January 2022 he has been the primary anchor of heute-journal, ZDF‘s flagship evening newscast.


References

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