Petra Gerster
Petra Gerster is a German journalist and news presenter.Life and career
Starting in 1973, Gerster studied German studies, Slavic studies, and literature with a grant of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation at the University of Konstanz, as well as in the US and in Paris. In 1981 she received a Master of Arts
Gerster began her career as a newspaper journalist with Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. Since 1989, she has been working as a TV journalist for ZDF. She was a presenter on the German women's magazine show Mona Lisa for ten years.
Since 1998 Gerster has been working as anchor for ZDF's daily news magazine heute, in rotation with Christian Sievers.Petra Gerster is the sister of politician Florian Gerster and is married to journalist and politician Christian Nürnberger. They live in Mainz.Literature
- Petra Gerster, Christian Nürnberger: Der Erziehungsnotstand. Wie wir die Zukunft unserer Kinder retten. Berlin. 2002.
- Petra Gerster, Christian Nürnberger: Stark für das Leben. Wege aus dem Erziehungsnotstand. Berlin. 2003.
- Petra Gerster: Reifeprüfung: Die Frau von 50 Jahren. Berlin. 2007.
- Petra Gerster, Andrea Stoll: Ihrer Zeit voraus. Frauen verändern die Welt. Munich. 2009.
- Petra Gerster, Christian Nürnberger: Charakter: Worauf es bei Bildung wirklich ankommt, Berlin. 2010.
- Petra Gerster: Es wächst zusammen... Wir Deutschen und die Einheit. Cologne, 2010.
Awards
- 1996: Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Award
