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Kleber before leaving: ZDF icon speaks about her party preferences - and a special interview

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Kleber before leaving: ZDF icon speaks about her party preferences - and a special interview Created: 12/28/2021, 12:34 PM From: Anna-Katharina Ahnefeld The "heute-journal" presenter Claus Kleber is retiring. © Thomas Frey / dpa After around 3,000 broadcasts, Claus Kleber said goodbye to “heute journal” on Thursday. In an interview, he now grants personal insights. Berlin - On Thursday, Claus


Kleber before leaving: ZDF icon speaks about her party preferences - and a special interview

Created: 12/28/2021, 12:34 PM

From: Anna-Katharina Ahnefeld

The "heute-journal" presenter Claus Kleber is retiring.

© Thomas Frey / dpa

After around 3,000 broadcasts, Claus Kleber said goodbye to “heute journal” on Thursday.

In an interview, he now grants personal insights.

Berlin - On Thursday, Claus Kleber will moderate the ZDF “heute journal” for the last time.

After December 30th, the long-time presenter will retire after around 3000 programs, according to ZDF.

And an era ends.

His successor has also been determined.

In an interview shortly before leaving TV, Kleber gave insights into his party preferences, journalistic coups and mistakes.

How difficult it is for him to say goodbye in view of the current political and social situation, Kleber made clear to the

funke

media group's goldenekamera.de portal: “This is really not a good time to disembark.

At least for someone who loves being a journalist. ”It was already clear in the summer that Kleber would take his hat off at the end of the year.

Claus Kleber on his party election, journalistic coups and mistakes - "not a good time to disembark"

When asked about his journalistic coups, the journalist was humble: “Sorry, there are no great deeds.

I did not uncover neither the CDU donation affair nor Watergate.

The decisive experiences mostly came without my intervention and unpredictably, like the attacks of September 11, 2001. "At that time, Kleber reported live from Washington for the" Tagessschau "and special programs.

Interviews with US presidents also stuck in my mind; he was able to interview four heads of government in the United States: from George HW Bush to Barack Obama.

However, encounters that no one remembers today were often particularly impressive.

For example a meeting with General Hamid Gul, former head of the Pakistani secret service and "inventor of the Taliban", said Kleber in an interview.

“An ice cold man of power.” Looking back at his career, he said he had no regrets.

“Je ne regrette rien”, he quoted the famous chanson by Edith Piaf.

Not even

having turned down

the position of

Spiegel

editor-in-chief in

2007

.

ZDF- “heute journal“: Klaus Kleber is retiring - last broadcast on December 30th, 2021

Claus Kleber's party preferences are also interesting.

The long-time moderator had never looked into his cards when it came to elections.

Now he admits in an interview with

goldenekamera.de

: “I am a classic

voter

.

In the last few decades, every democratic party got my vote. "

He does not yet know which words he will choose to say goodbye on December 30th, Kleber continues.

There is only one thing that the experienced journalist cannot guarantee: that the eyes will stay dry.

"I'm built dangerously close to the water," admits Kleber.

(aka)

Politicians are increasingly resorting to a tactic of evading interviews, claims moderator Claus Kleber.

That is also the case with Olaf Scholz.

Source: merkur

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