New co-management for Radio SRF 1 and Radio SRF Musikwelle
Starting next year, Michèle Schönbächler will take over as co-director of Radio SRF 1 and Radio SRF Musikwelle alongside Samuel Schmid.
As of January 2023, Michèle Schönbächler will take over as co-head of Radio SRF 1 and Radio SRF Musikwelle together with Samuel Schmid. She succeeds Heidi Ungerer, who took early retirement in September 2022. In addition to her new role as program director, Michèle Schönbächler will remain host of the talk show "Persönlich" and will continue to work sporadically for SRF Sport.
Various functions for Swiss radio and TV
The 41-year-old from Obwalden has worked in various capacities for Swiss radio and television since 2001. From 2001 to 2011, Michèle Schönbächler worked as a freelancer for "Regionaljournal Zentralschweiz". Since 2007, she has worked as a radio journalist specializing in equestrian sports and artistic gymnastics for SRF Sport and has also been commentating on various sports for television since 2012 - currently equestrian sports, swimming, curling and orienteering. In addition, she took over as host of the talk show "Persönlich" on Radio SRF 1 in August 2022.
