Mario Torriani becomes new presenter of "Schweiz aktuell
Otmar Seiler’s successor on «Schweiz aktuell» has been named: Starting in late summer 2018, Mario Torriani will join the regional magazine’s team of hosts. A native of Bern, he has worked for SRF for many years and is now returning from the radio studio to the world of television.
Mario Torriani is already a familiar face to SRF audiences: In June 1999, the now 42-year-old joined Radio SRF 3 and first hosted the hit parade and later primetime morning shows. He then switched to television and was presenter and editor at SRF's knowledge magazine "Einstein" from 2007 to 2011. The journalist then returned to Radio SRF 3, where he took over as head of moderation as well as deputy head of journalism in 2011 and also works as a morning presenter.
Mario Torriani will join "Schweiz aktuell" in late summer 2018. He will succeed Otmar Seiler, who is leaving SRF to take on a new challenge in the private sector. Mario Torriani will then join Sabine Dahinden, Katharina Locher, Bigna Silberschmidt and Michael Weinmann in the "Schweiz aktuell" anchor team.
With over 20 years of experience in journalism and after just over 17 years on Radio SRF 3's morning program, Mario Torriani is one of Switzerland's best-known voices and most experienced radio presenters. In addition to his activities for SRF, the Bernese is also a lecturer for radio moderation and presentation at the MAZ media training center in Lucerne.
Mario Torriani: "Television has never quite left me since my time at 'Einstein'. I'm very happy to return to this medium and craft and to immerse myself journalistically in Swiss current affairs."
