Petra Gerster (; born 25 January 1955) is a German
journalist
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Roles
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and
news presenter
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.
Early life and education
Starting in 1973, Gerster studied
German studies
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,
Slavic studies
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, and literature with a grant of the
German Academic Scholarship Foundation at the
University of Konstanz, 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''. 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 ''
heute'', in rotation with Peter Hahne (1998–1999),
Klaus-Peter Siegloch (1999–2003),
Steffen Seibert (2003–2010),
Matthias Fornoff (2010–2014) and
Christian Sievers (2014–2021).
Other activities
*
Witten/Herdecke University, Member of the Supervisory Board
* Hertie Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees
*
Wormser Dom, Member of the Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
Wormser Dom.
Personal life
Gerster is the sister of politician Florian Gerster and is married to journalist and politician Christian Nürnberger. They live in Mainz
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.
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 (Rowohlt Verlag). 2010.
* Petra Gerster: ''Es wächst zusammen... Wir Deutschen und die Einheit''. Cologne (Lingen Verlag), 2010.
Awards
* 1996: Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Award
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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)
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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