Michael Weinmann to be new presenter of "Schweiz aktuell

Michael Weinmann is to become the new presenter of the information magazine "Schweiz aktuell. The 27-year-old Zurich native will take over from Roland Luder on June 1, 2009. Weinmann has been working as a journalist and presenter since the late 1990s. He is currently employed by Teleclub in Volketswil as a television presenter, editor and commentator. From 1999 to 2006 Weinmann worked as a freelance sports editor, and from 2002 to 2004 also as news editor at Radio Top in Winterthur. Michael Weinmann holds a degree in communication from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences Winterthur ZHW.
Michael Weinmann is young, has charm, wit and energy and therefore fits perfectly into the team of presenters around Sabine Dahinden, Claudia Weber and Oliver Bono, Daniel Pünter, editorial director of "Schweiz aktuell", was quoted as saying in a press release on Tuesday.