The Blick TV presenter team is complete
In addition to Reto Scherrer, five other hosts are joining the digital channel. They all impressed the casting team and will soon be in front of the camera at the Blick TV studios.
Last summer's big casting call, for which Jonas Projer, editor-in-chief of Blick TV, dived into Lake Zurich in a suit, worked. "We received over 180 applications and got to know many exciting characters and talents - from all parts of German-speaking Switzerland," says Projer. During the further casting round, five people prevailed who, alongside Reto Scherrer, will lead Blick TV through the broadcasts as anchors and give Switzerland's first digital channel their face.
The presenters at Blick TV are:
Damian Betschart (34) has been a presenter and music editor at Radio Pilatus for eight years, since 2016 as host of the morning show. On the side, he is an event presenter and speaker and has also been in front of the camera for Tele 1 and Teleclub. During his career, the native of Schwyz has also worked for Radio 1 and as a print journalist for Blick and Insider magazine.
Lena Wilczek (24) has been working as a producer of a youth program and as an editor and presenter for the news program at Telebasel since 2016. Before that, she completed a bachelor's degree at the University of Basel and a part-time master's degree in new media journalism at the Leipzig School of Media.
Nico Nabholz (37) has been working as a reporter, video journalist and live presenter at TeleZüri since 2013; before that he was a reporter at Tele Top. Before moving to TV, Nabholz worked at Coopzeitung, as a freelance journalist at Tages-Anzeiger and in the communications department of DaimlerChrysler Financial Services. Since 2017, the Zurich native has also been working as a media trainer.
Reto Scherrer (43) most recently worked for 14 years as a presenter and editor in the SRF entertainment department and at Radio SRF 1. From 2005 to 2018, he was an outside reporter for the program "Donnschtig-Jass. In addition, the man from eastern Switzerland hosted various TV entertainment programs on SRF. Since 2007, he has also been behind the microphone at Radio SRF. He has been the "Samschtig-Jass" presenter since late summer 2017.
Simone star (26) is currently about to complete her master's degree, works as a research assistant for the Swiss Army, and works part-time as a yoga teacher. Previously, the Zurich native has lived and worked in various countries and cities: as a Fulbright Scholar in Rome, as a teacher in Seoul and as an actress in Los Angeles.
Sylwina Spiess (30) is the owner and managing director of a digital marketing agency. In addition, she maintains her own community on social media and reports there on topics from the areas of health and sustainability. The Zurich native was previously the host of the morning show on Planet 105 and has also been a presenter on TeleZüri since 2017.
Almost all other positions at Blick TV have now been filled, too, from video editors to live reporters. "With this team, we could also explore the North Pole or dare to land on the moon. It fills me with great joy and humility that we are all able to launch Blick TV together," says Projer. Blick TV will go on air in the first quarter of 2020 with state-of-the-art studios in the Ringier press building.
