Urs Wiedmer becomes new "Arena" presenter
Urs Wiedmer will now co-host «Arena» alongside Sonja Hasler. Wiedmer worked at Swiss Radio DRS for ten years and has been with Swiss Television since 2007, serving as a domestic correspondent and in various other roles.
The new moderator of "Arena" has been appointed. Urs Wiedmer will lead the debates in alternation with Sonja Hasler, SRF announced on Thursday. From 1997 to 2007, the 45-year-old worked in the regional editorial office Bern Fribourg Valais as a presenter, producer and editor. For seven years, he regularly presented the press review on the radio and also worked for the SR DRS sports editorial team. In 2006, the Bern Foundation for Radio and Television awarded Wiedmer's contribution "Der Höhenflug des FC Thun". In 2007, he began working as a domestic correspondent for Swiss television. In this function he reported on politics, economy, society, culture and sports. During various Federal Council elections, he got to the heart of politicians and the population. During the 2010 World Cup, he was a special correspondent in Cameroon and reported on the country and its people. As a documentary filmmaker, he realized a "Reporter" about the Ivory Coast.
Urs Wiedmer will make his first appearance as "Arena" presenter on February 18, 2011.
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