End of an era: Raab quits
Stefan Raab has decided to end his television career at the end of 2015, even though Prosieben offered him a contract extension lasting several years.
The resignation announced on Wednesday evening marks the end of a long and successful career in the German television landscape. From 1993 to 1998, the passionate musician and songwriter presented the show "Vivasion" on the music and youth channel Viva and, in the meantime, the monthly program "Ma' kuckn'". In 1999, the trained butcher switched to Prosieben and launched the show "TV Total", which was initially broadcast once a week and has been shown four times a week since 2001 - until today. At the same time, the free spirit invented countless formats such as the "Wok-WM", the "Bundesvision Song Contest" and the extremely successful show "Schlag den Raab", which was sold abroad several times. Musicians such as Stefanie Heinzmann, Max Mutzke and the later Eurovision Song Contest winner Lena Meyer-Landrut emerged from his casting shows, which deliberately represented a fair antithesis to programs such as "DSDS" or "Popstars".
In a Press release Raab emphasizes the good cooperation with Prosieben: "I would like to thank my station Prosieben, which has allowed me to implement all my ideas over the past few years. We are ending our collaboration on the best possible terms". He had felt honored that Prosieben had offered him a long-term contract extension. Nevertheless, he made his decision to "hang up his TV shoes" after careful consideration and with conviction. (hae)
Picture: Prosieben
