Nicolas Senn will host the new folk music show on SF 1 from August 25, 2012, SRF announced on Wednesday. The musician has been a fixture on the Swiss folk music scene since 2001 and has already made a number of appearances on Swiss radio and television. Senn has recently celebrated successes in various areas. He was awarded the "Prix Walo", toured with rapper Bligg and won the Swiss "Grand Prix of Folk Music" in 2010.
Kurt Zufluh will continue to host the show "Hopp de Bäse!" until June 30, 2012.