Henriette Engbersen becomes new TV correspondent for Great Britain
In the spring of 2017, Urs Gredig will hand over the reins in London to Henriette Engbersen. Engbersen, who is now 36, will become SRF’s new TV correspondent for the United Kingdom and Ireland. Urs Gredig will then return to Switzerland after nearly four years.
Henriette Engbersen graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism and communication from the ZHAW in 2006 and a Master of Arts in design in visual communication from the ZHdK in 2016. The now 36-year-old got her start in journalism before her bachelor's degree as an intern and then freelancer at the "St. Galler Tagblatt". She then worked as a video journalist at Tele Ostschweiz from 2006 to 2008.
The switch to SRF came in 2008, when Henriette Engbersen spent five years as Eastern Switzerland correspondent for television. She provided contributions, reports and assessments for "Schweiz aktuell", the "Tagesschau" and "10vor10". During this time, she also worked abroad as a reporter for the travel program "Fernweh" and for the editorial team of "Rundschau".
Henriette Engbersen has been working as an editor for the "Tagesschau" since 2014, and since 2015 she has also been entrusted with foreign assignments as a special correspondent. During this time, she also trained in data journalism at the English newspaper "The Guardian". In the spring of 2017, Henriette Engbersen will now replace Urs Gredig in London and take over the TV correspondent position for the UK and Ireland region. Urs Gredig will return to Zurich after almost four years with SRF - in what capacity has not yet been decided.
Henriette Engbersen is excited about the new job in a statement: "I was in Manchester last year during the Brexit vote for SRF, where the results came in. That was very impressive. To be able to report from the UK for the next few years, during this historically exciting time, is a great privilege and a great challenge."
