Sabine Christiansen

This article is about the person. For her talk show, see Sabine Christiansen (talk show).

Sabine Christiansen
Christiansen at NDR Talk Show in June 2012
Born (1957-09-20) 20 September 1957 (age 67)
Preetz, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
Occupation(s)German journalist and television presenter
PartnerNorbert Medus
AwardsSee Awards

Sabine Christiansen (born 20 September 1957 in Preetz, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany) is a German journalist and television presenter.

Career

After finishing school in Preetz, Christiansen worked at Lufthansa from 1976 to 1982, then apprenticed in journalism at the Norddeutscher Rundfunk in Hamburg until 1985. She ultimately became a regular presenter for the ARD's national TV news journal Tagesthemen, in rotation with Hanns Joachim Friedrichs (1987–1991) and Ulrich Wickert (1991–2004).

Upon leaving Tagesthemen in January 1998, Christiansen hosted her own eponymous talk show, Sabine Christiansen, which aired on Das Erste until 2007. Along with prominent German political and celebrity guests, Christiansen interviewed international political and business leaders including Bill Gates (1999, 2002), James Baker (2000), Enrique Barón Crespo (2000), Wolfgang Schüssel (2000), Tony Blair (2002), Jean-Claude Juncker (2003), Hillary Clinton (2003), Donald H. Rumsfeld (2003), Bill Clinton (2004), Kofi Annan (2004) and Condoleezza Rice (2004).[1] In 2006, she visited President George W. Bush for an interview at the White House in Washington D.C.; it was the longest interview Bush gave to a foreign TV station during his presidency.[2]

In addition, Christiansen moderated the TV election debates between Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and his challengers Edmund Stoiber (2002) and Angela Merkel (2005).[3]

From 2006 until 2008, Christiansen hosted the 12-part series "Global Players with Sabine Christiansen", which aired around the world on CNBC. Donald H. Rumsfeld was the first guest of the show on 5 February 2006.[4]

Activism

Christiansen has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Germany since 1997. In 2015 she signed an open letter which the ONE Campaign had been collecting signatures for; the letter was addressed to Angela Merkel and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, urging them to focus on women as they served as the head of the G7 in Germany and the African Union in South Africa respectively, which will start to set the priorities in development funding before a main UN summit in September 2015 that will establish new development goals for the generation.[5]

Other activities

Corporate boards

  • MAGNA Real Estate, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2021)[6]
  • Arqueonautas GmbH (ARQ), Member of the Advisory Board (since 2012)[7]
  • Freenet AG, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2012)[8]
  • Hermes Europe GmbH, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2013)

Non-profit organizations

Personal life

On 30 June 2008 Christiansen married Norbert Medus.[12]

Awards

References

  1. ^ Markus Deggerich (17 May 2004), Condoleezza Rice bei Christiansen: Pommes mit Mayo Spiegel Online.
  2. ^ Claus Christian Malzahn (8 May 2006), Christiansen bei Bush Der ohnmächtigste Mann der Welt Spiegel Online.
  3. ^ Gabor Steingart (9 September 2002), Analyse zum TV-Duell: Stoiber gut, Schröder besser Spiegel Online.
  4. ^ Donald Rumsfeld Interview on CNBC's New Program, "Global Players With Sabine Christiansen" CNBC, press release of 1 February 2006.
  5. ^ Tracy McVeigh (7 March 2015). "Poverty is sexist: leading women sign up for global equality | Life and style". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  6. ^ Anke Pipke (January 14, 2021), Moderatorin Sabine Christiansen ergänzt Magna-Aufsichtsrat Immobilien Zeitung.
  7. ^ Arqueonautas gründet Beirat Otto Group, press release of 18 September 2012.
  8. ^ freenet AG: Sabine Christiansen ist neues Mitglied im Aufsichtsrat Freenet AG, press release of 25 February 2015.
  9. ^ Board of Trustees Hertha BSC Foundation
  10. ^ Board Laureus Sport for Good Foundation Germany/Austria.
  11. ^ General Assembly of Members UNICEF Deutschland.
  12. ^ Berliner Kurier:Sabine Christiansen und ihr Jeans-Millionär