Matthias Fornoff

Matthias Fornoff (born August 28, 1963 in Mainz)[1] is a German television journalist.

Matthias Fornoff
Matthias Fornoff in 2017
Born (1963-08-28) 28 August 1963
Mainz, Germany
NationalityGerman
OccupationTelevision journalist

Early life and career

Fornoff studied history, Slavic studies and politics at the University of Mainz, and received a master's degree from the Free University of Berlin.[1]

Fornoff has worked for the German broadcaster ZDF since 1992. In 1997, he received a Telestar award for his reporting on the 1997 Central European flood. He later served as ZDF's Washington, D.C. correspondent from 2007 to 2010.[2] Beginning in 2010, Fornoff served alongside Petra Gerster as a moderator of the German news show heute.[3] In 2014, he became the head of ZDF's editorial department concerning politics and current affairs, also serving as a supervisor for election polling.[4] Fornoff also currently serves as a presenter on the ZDF show Politbarometer.

Personal life

Fornoff is married and has two children.[1]

Awards
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References
  1. Presseportal ZDF: Matthais Fornoff
  2. Tagesspiegel.de:"Mit 1,82 Meter passe ich perfekt", September 5, 2010
  3. .Deutschlandfunkd.de: Auch gute Nachrichten sind Nachrichten
  4. Spiegel.de: Matthias Fornoff wird Leiter "Politik und Zeitgeschehen" (German)
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