Peter Kloeppel

Peter Gert Johannes Kloeppel (born October 14, 1958 in Frankfurt am Main) is a German journalist and former chief editor of RTL Television. He is chief anchor of RTL's flagship daily television news program, RTL Aktuell.

Peter Kloeppel
Kloeppel in 2009
Born
Peter Gert Johannes Kloeppel

(1958-10-14) October 14, 1958
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany
OccupationNews anchor
Spouse(s)Carol Kloeppel (1993–present)
ChildrenGeena Kloeppel
AwardsSee Awards

Life and work

After completing his Abitur in Bad Homburg in 1977, Kloeppel studied agriculture in Göttingen. He attended the Henri-Nannen-School in Hamburg from 1983 to 1985, making his first experiences with RTL. From 1985 onwards, he worked in the network's Bonn studio, before becoming RTL's first correspondent in New York, covering the Gulf War in 1990 and 1991. In April 1992, Kloeppel became head anchor of the RTL evening news, and from 1994 on covered all federal and state elections in Germany.

Kloeppel gained fame and respect for his enduring coverage of the September 11th terrorist attacks in 2001; he remained on air all night and the following morning, not sleeping for more than 24 hours, and was later awarded the prestigious Grimme Preis. He also received an Emmy nomination for this very show.

Kloeppel also founded the RTL Journalistenschule für TV und Multimedia in 2001. He is the school's director and CEO.

Alongside Peter Limbourg, Kloeppel moderated the first of two TV election debates between Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and his challenger Edmund Stoiber ahead of the 2002 elections, which was aired live on two of Germany's private television channels during prime-time.[1]

On November 1, 2004, Kloeppel became RTL chief editor. On 30 July 2014 he stepped down from this position to have more time with his family. He remains chief anchor of RTL Aktuell.

Alongside Maybrit Illner, Anne Will and Stefan Raab, Kloeppel also moderated the only TV election debate between incumbent Chancellor Angela Merkel and her competitor Peer Steinbrück ahead of the 2013 elections, which was aired live on four of Germany's most-watched television channels during prime-time.[2][3]

Personal life

Kloeppel has been married to American television producer Carol Sagissor since 1993. Their daughter Geena was born on 21 June 1996.

Awards

References
  1. Gabor Steingart (September 9, 2002), Analyse zum TV-Duell: Stoiber gut, Schröder besser Spiegel Online.
  2. Meinung: Anne Will moderiert TV-Duell. „Quote nur um der Quote willen? Nicht mit mir“ Tagesspiegel, 6 March 2013.
  3. Merkel and Steinbrück prepare for German TV election debate Deutsche Welle, 1 September 2013.
  4. "'Beste Information': Caren Miosga, Marietta Slomka und Peter Kloeppel". Goldene Kamera (in German). Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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