New figurehead: Damian Betschart becomes presenter of Tele 1
Starting no later than August 1, 2021, Damian Betschart will become the lead anchor of the news program and will host Tele 1’s major live broadcasts, such as Fasnacht and the regional Schwing festivals. This will make him Tele 1’s most prominent figure.
The 36-year-old Betschart started out 12 years ago at Zurich radio station Radio 1 and then moved to Radio Pilatus in Central Switzerland as a presenter and later to Tele 1, where he hosted the program "Unterwegs". From 2013, Betschart was in charge of the lifestyle magazine Insider and from 2016 he worked as a presenter and music editor at Radio Pilatus. After helping to shape the digital TV channel Blick TV since its launch at the beginning of 2020, he will now become the new face of Tele 1 by August 1, 2021 at the latest.
Betschart, who also works as a speaker and event presenter, will be the main presenter of Tele 1's news program. In future, he will also present major Tele 1 live broadcasts such as the carnival and regional wrestling festivals, including the Central Swiss Wrestling and Alpine Festival ISAF and the Rigi Wrestling Competition. He will also be active in the convergent editorial team in Central Switzerland. In future, he will also produce formats for PilatusToday and occasionally present on Radio Pilatus.
