SRF: New TV correspondent for Basel
There will be a change at the TV correspondent post in Basel. As of December 1, 2016, Philippe Chappuis will take over from Michael Keller, who is leaving SRF. Philippe Chappuis is moving within SRF from radio to television.
Philippe Chappuis, 41, studied law at the University of Basel and then journalism at the Maz in Lucerne. Philippe Chappuis began his journalistic career in 1996 at local radio station Radio Edelweiss (now Energy Basel) as an editor and presenter. He later entered the world of television at Telebasel and Ringier: From 2006 to 2008, Philippe Chappuis worked for the business magazine Cash-TV and also gained experience as a video journalist.
The Basel native has been anchorman for Radio SRF 4 News since 2008 and has also headed the station's anchor team since 2013. On December 1, 2016, Philippe Chappuis will move within SRF to the TV correspondent position in Basel. There he will form a team together with Georg Halter, who has already been reporting from this region since 2012. Philippe Chappuis succeeds Michael Keller, who is leaving SRF.
Philippe Chappuis in a statement: "The move to Basel and the return to television come at a very exciting moment. My home region is changing markedly. And on the technical level, a lot is in motion at the same time." Barbara Flückiger, Head of TV Domestic Correspondents: "Philippe Chappuis is an experienced journalist and, as an Urbasler, very familiar with the region on the Rhine bend. I am delighted that we have been able to sign him on as our new correspondent."
