The ARD "Tagesthemen" presenter Caren Miosga (54) is being discussed as a possible successor to political talker Anne Will. At the request of the German Press Agency on Tuesday evening, the leading ARD broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) announced: "The ARD is currently jointly developing a coordinated talk concept. Norddeutscher Rundfunk is in talks with Caren Miosga about the successor to Anne Will for a political talk show on Sunday evening on Das Erste." The "Bild" newspaper was the first to report.
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The public broadcaster continued: "The broadcaster will not comment on ongoing negotiations. As soon as there are binding agreements, the NDR will inform about them."
Anne Will will end her political talk show of the same name at the end of the year. The contract expires, and the well-known TV presenter then wants to turn to other projects. She then hosted the show for about 16 years for Das Erste. It runs on Sunday evenings after the "Tatort" – i.e. on a very prominent slot.
Should Miosga become the new political talker, she would once again inherit Will. Miosga replaced Will as presenter of the ARD news program "Tagesthemen" in 2007. Miosga is now the longest-serving "Tagesthemen" presenter.