Johannes B. Kerner

Johannes Baptist Kerner ( born December 9, 1964 in Bonn ) is a German television presenter. He was also to September 2009, co-owner / managing director of television production company television producers.

Life

Kerner was raised in a Catholic family in Hersel. He went to his primary school days at the Servatius school in Bonn- Friesendorf. His secondary school was the Jesuit school Aloisiuskolleg in Bonn- Bad Godesberg. After high school he studied business administration without a degree. When Sender Freies Berlin 1986, he began his television career as an intern. As a TV sports reporter he hosted there the shipments Sports 3 and SFB Sports Report.

From 1990 to 1992 he was in exchange presenter at " Item 5 Country Report " in the ARD. From August 1992 until the end of 1997 moderated the Kerner sat.1 football magazine ran. In 1996 he got Sat.1 under the title Kerner its first daily talk show.

Since his time at Sat.1 Kerner uses its name in the form, Johannes B. Kerner '.

In 1996, Johannes B. Kerner for ZDF, where he was the current sport studio until 2006 one of the moderators of the consignment and international football matches commented. He also moderated the ZDF Year in humans and the number of our best. Kerner was not an employee of the ZDF but moderated as a freelancer.

From January 1998 Kerner had its own, named after him Johannes B. Kerner Show, which was broadcast on Tuesdays from January 2002 to Friday on ZDF. In the broadcast, which was produced by Kerner's production company JBK TV Production, together with the mirror - TV - daughter a i art and information for ZDF, he interviewed celebrities on current projects and to their lives.

Kerner founded in 2005 together with Markus Heidemanns the television production company The television producers, among other things produces the TV shows Lafer! Lights! Yummy!, Born to cook and our best. In 2009 he left the production company.

In April 2009 the ZDF announced that the cooperation with Kerner ends at the end of 2009 because they could not agree on the terms for a contract extension. Kerner was also his move back to Sat.1 known. On November 2, 2009 started on new (old ) Sat.1 his show Kerner, with aired weekly Monday night. Already the first shipment had hoped fewer viewers than; then the audience of output fell further to issue. Sat.1 therefore postponed the show after a few episodes on the Thursday evening. He gave this mission on 15 December 2011 in the form of a Year in look. Also on Sat.1 he hosted the UEFA Champions League and annual reviews, which launched on 2 June 2010 event show series against Germany ... - The Duel and The Great General Knowledge Quiz. Also moderated Kerner from the 2009/10 season until the end of the 2012/13 season games in the Bundesliga on LIGA total!, A transmitter of Deutsche Telekom. From autumn 2013 Kerner will be back for two shows at the ZDF front of the camera.

TV presenters

Ongoing

  • Since 2013: The great time travel show, ZDF
  • Since 2013: The Quiz Champion, ZDF
  • Since 2013: A Heart for Children, ZDF

Formerly / one

Criticism

In the broadcast on 9 October 2007 Eva Herman was referred the shipment. In the daily newspaper Die Welt, for example, the program was referred to as " The public execution of Eva Herman ," the Kerner " oneself (...) done no favors " have. The time commented: " First and foremost, the presenter Johannes B. Kerner has delivered a bad show."

As Kerner 2008, among others advertised the IPO of the airline Air Berlin, he was widely criticized because he worked for a public broadcaster at the same time. Also, the German Association of Journalists deemed it problematic when a prominent presenter as Kerner hergibt his face for commercial campaigns.

They also criticized Kerner's mission in December 2010 from Afghanistan to local deployment of the Bundeswehr along with the then Defence Minister Karl -Theodor zu Guttenberg and his wife Stephanie zu Guttenberg.

Other Activities

Kerner was involved as an ambassador for the Football World Cup 2006, the people with disabilities in Germany. He supports the initiative as an ambassador respect! No place for racism. 2010 and 2011, he campaigned as a testimonial for mixing sausage made ​​from poultry and pig branded Gutfried, also previously for Bonaqua and other products.

In the film comedy The dead diver in the forest he had in 2000 an appearance as joggers.

Private life

Kerner is married to the former hockey national team Britta Becker and father of four children. He currently lives in Hamburg. Even in his private life he is engaged in sports, he was already running the Berlin Marathon and the Hamburg Marathon, kicking regularly at the traditional hamburger charity match kicking with heart.

Awards

  • Golden Lion of the TV station RTL
  • Sport Bild Award as the most popular sports presenter
  • Bravo Otto total of four times ( two silver, two bronze medals ) until 1999
  • Sport Bild Award as the most popular sports presenter
  • Tz- Rose of the Munich daily
  • Tie Man of the Year
  • Price of the offended viewers of the publisher Augustus Hofmann, for his media visibility in " JBK Special" of 26 April 2002 the massacre of Erfurt
  • Golden Camera "Best Talk Show Host "
  • Golden Pen Media Award of the Bauer Verlag.
  • Price of the TV-Movie - reader in the category show as a talker of the year
  • Savings Price for sports journalism of the ZDF sports department, together with Dieter Gruschwitz, Michael Steinbrecher and Eike Schulz et al
  • Bambi in the category Consumer price together with Steffen Seibert for their moderation of the ZDF program "We want to help - A Heart for Children".
  • Herbert Award ( Gold ) for Best Live sports commentator
  • Order of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his social commitment and support of the German Sports Aid
  • Sport Bild Award as Best Rapporteur of the 2006 World Cup, along with Jürgen Klopp and the referee Urs Meier
  • German Television Award - Best sporting event for facilitators of shipments 2006 World Cup in ZDF with Jürgen Klopp and Urs Meier
  • Herbert Award ( Silver ) for Best Sports Presenter
  • Golden Romy award of the jury
  • Herbert Award ( Silver ) for Best TV sports presenter and special price for sports award of the year.
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