Petra Gerster [ˈpʰeːtʁaˈgɛᵊstɐ] (born 25 January 1955) is a German journalist and news presenter.

Petra Gerster
Gerster in 2012
Born
Petra Gerster

(1955-01-25) 25 January 1955 (age 69)
OccupationGerman television presenter
SpouseChristian Nürnberger
Children2

Early life and education

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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, as well as in the US and in Paris. In 1981 she received a Master of Arts.

Career

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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.[1]

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

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Personal life

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Gerster is the sister of politician Florian Gerster and is married to journalist and politician Christian Nürnberger. They live in Mainz.

Literature

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  • Petra Gerster, Christian Nürnberger: Der Erziehungsnotstand. Wie wir die Zukunft unserer Kinder retten. Berlin (Rowohlt-Verlag). 2002. ISBN 3-87134-433-8
  • Petra Gerster, Christian Nürnberger: Stark für das Leben. Wege aus dem Erziehungsnotstand. Berlin (Rowohlt-Verlag). 2003. ISBN 3-87134-464-8
  • Petra Gerster: Reifeprüfung: Die Frau von 50 Jahren. Berlin (Rowohlt-Verlag). 2007. ISBN 978-3-87134-533-3
  • Petra Gerster, Andrea Stoll: Ihrer Zeit voraus. Frauen verändern die Welt. Munich (cbj Verlag). 2009. ISBN 978-3-570-13403-0
  • Petra Gerster, Christian Nürnberger: Charakter: Worauf es bei Bildung wirklich ankommt, Berlin (Rowolth-Verlag). 2010. ISBN 978-3-87134-679-8
  • Petra Gerster: Es wächst zusammen... Wir Deutschen und die Einheit. Cologne (Lingen Verlag), 2010. ISBN 978-3-938323-61-8

Awards

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References

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