Urs Leuthard becomes new head of the Federal Parliament editorial team
Urs Leuthard will now head the TV Federal Parliament editorial team at Swiss Radio and Television. The political journalist succeeds Christoph Nufer, who has taken on a new challenge.
New head of the Federal Parliament editorial team: Urs Leuthard (Image: Srf.ch)
The 57-year-old has been working for SRF since June 2002. Until 2008, he was presenter and editor-in-chief of "Arena", after which he moved to "Rundschau" as presenter, editor and reporter, before taking over as editor-in-chief of "Tagesschau" at the beginning of 2012. Since 2002, Urs Leuthard has also presented voting and election shows on Swiss television and analyzed the results. He was also host of the session program "Classe Politique".
From summer 2016, Urs Leuthard managed the Newsroom19 journalism project alongside the "Tagesschau" news program, which he then handed over at the end of 2018. With the establishment of the new newsroom organization and the move to the News and Sports Center, the journalism project was formally completed at the beginning of 2020. Urs Leuthard is now taking over as head of the TV newsroom in Bern. He succeeds Christoph Nufer, who is leaving SRF for a new challenge.
"Switzerland's unique political system is even more dependent than other democracies on people being informed and understanding the background and context," Urs Leuthard is quoted as saying in a press release. "Together with a highly competent team, I will devote all my energy to this - on TV and on digital channels."
