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Wilhelm Wieben

Wilhelm Wieben
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Born (1935-06-02) June 2, 1935 (age 81)
Hennstedt, Dithmarschen, Germany
Occupation Television journalist, actor, author

Wilhelm Wieben (born June 2, 1935) is a German journalist, actor and author.

Wieben was born in Hennstedt, Dithmarschen. After school he studied theater at Max-Reinhardt-Schule für Schauspiel in Berlin. Later he worked as a journalist for Radio Bremen. From 1972 to 1998 Wieben was a news presenter on the TV channel ARD in Tagesschau. Wieben has authored books in Low German, a regional language in Northern Germany. He also appeared in Falco's song Jeanny: The part of the Newsflash in the track is spoken by Wieben.

Inge Meysel outed Wieben in a 1995 interview in the magazine Stern.


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