Shock message for Sat.1 breakfast television: moderator Annika Lau leaves the station
Created: 01/14/2022 10:56 am
By: Jennifer Kuhn
Moderator Annika Lau at the "Frauen100" event in July 2021 in Berlin © Carsten Koall/dpa
The new year has many surprises in store.
"Breakfast TV" presenter Annika Lau leaves Sat.1 - and switches to the competing broadcaster RTL.
Cologne – She is one of the best-known presenters on the station: Annika Lau.
The 42-year-old moderated the Sat.1 breakfast television from 2006 to 2008 together with Jan Hahn, Karen Heinrichs, Nadine Krüger and Marlene Lufen.
In the meantime she has also worked on other Sat.1 shows and is still an integral part of the morning show.
But now Annika Lau is planning her future differently - she is leaving breakfast television and moving to RTL in Cologne.
But how did this decision come about?”
"Breakfast TV" (Sat.1): Annika Lau switches to the new RTL format "Gala TV"
It will be shocking news for some TV viewers – after all, Annika Lau was again part of the fixed group of moderators from Sat.1 breakfast television. But now she is leaving the station - after so many years. Just a few months ago, the 42-year-old returned to the morning show. She came as a maternity leave substitute for Alina Merkau. In an interview with
RTL
, she confirmed: "It's a great new challenge that awaits me. And I am very happy that I can be part of the RTL family from May, ”said the presenter. According to information from
Bild
, Annika Lau is to strengthen Frauke Ludowig's VIP team - as a presenter of the new Sunday show "Gala-TV".
Sat.1 breakfast television presenter Annika Lau is switching to RTL
The broadcaster has not yet confirmed whether the presenter really switches to "Gala-TV".
Stephan Schmitter, Managing Director of
RTL
News
, made the following statement: "Annika Lau is one of the most likeable moderators in Germany.
She manages to win over both her interlocutors and the audience with her open and refreshing manner.
We are therefore very pleased that Annika Lau will strengthen our first-class moderation team in the future.”Annika Lau will remain loyal to the breakfast television for a few more weeks, because during a recording the viewers were amused by the TV blunder of the presenter.