Nico Bär becomes new federal parliament correspondent for Radio 24
Nico Bär will take over from Matthias Bärlocher as Federal Parliament correspondent for Radio 24 on October 1, 2017.
In this role, he ensures coverage of national issues and the sessions of the Federal Assembly in the Federal Palace for the Zurich station and various other private radio stations throughout Switzerland.
The 30-year-old has been working at Radio 24 since 2013, where he has already acted as deputy to the previous Federal Parliament correspondent Matthias Bärlocher. He previously began his media career at Radio Top in Winterthur.
"We are delighted to have gained Nico Bär, an extremely politically-minded and proven radio journalist, for the important position of Federal Parliament correspondent. With Nico Bär, we can guarantee our listeners a seamless continuation of the compact, competent and creative national reporting from the Federal Parliament," said Nicola Bomio, Program Director of Radio 24, in a press release.
