Livia Baettig and Urs Schnellmann share TV correspondent position in Eastern Switzerland
As of December 1, 2018, Livia Baettig and Urs Schnellmann will take over Marcel Niedermann's TV correspondent position in Eastern Switzerland in equal shares. Marcel Niedermann will move to SRF's business TV editorial team on this date.
Urs Schnellmann and Livia Bättig will each share a 50% TV correspondent position in Eastern Switzerland from December 1, 2018. They will replace Marcel Niedermann, who is moving to SRF's business desk after almost five years as a correspondent in St. Gallen.
Livia Baettig, 43, has been working as an editor and producer at "Schweiz aktuell" for over eleven years. During this time, she has also deputized for correspondents in Eastern Switzerland and Graubünden. Commenting on the new challenge, the Thurgau native says: "After more than ten years of national reporting, I am delighted to be focusing on Eastern Switzerland, where my roots are. The region is extremely diverse and offers a lot of potential, whether economically, politically or culturally." Before joining SRF, Livia Baettig worked for seven years as an editor, presenter and discussion leader for Tele Ostschweiz.
Urs Schnellmann, 51, has been with SRF since 2001. He began as a reporter and later producer at "Schweiz aktuell", then moved to the news magazine "10vor10" in 2007 in the same role, where he also took over the topic planning in the areas of culture and society. Urs Schnellmann entered the TV business in 1998 as a video journalist and producer at Tele 24. Before that, he was an editor and presenter at various private radio stations. Urs Schnellmann: "I had my first experience of journalism in Thurgau and have now lived in Rapperswil for over 20 years. I am delighted to be able to report from this exciting and diverse region as a correspondent."
