Petra Gerster
Petra Gerster [ˈpʰeːtʁaˈgɛᵊstɐ] (born 25 January 1955) is a German journalist and news presenter.
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| Born | Petra Gerster 25 January 1955 Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany (now Germany)  | 
| Occupation | German television presenter | 
| Spouse(s) | Christian Nürnberger | 
| Children | 2 | 
Early life and education
    
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.
Career
    
Gerster began her career as a newspaper journalist with Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. From 1989, she worked as a TV journalist for ZDF. She was a presenter on the German women's magazine show Mona Lisa for ten years.[1]
From 1998 until 2021, Gerster worked as anchor for ZDF's daily news magazine heute, in rotation with Peter Hahne (1998–1999), Klaus-Peter Siegloch (1999–2003), Steffen Seibert (2003–2010), Matthias Fornoff (2010–2014) and Christian Sievers (2014–2021).
Other activities
    
- Witten/Herdecke University, Member of the Supervisory Board[2]
 - Hertie Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees[3]
 - Wormser Dom, Member of the Board of Trustees[4]
 
Personal life
    
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 (Rowohlt-Verlag). 2002. ISBN 3-87134-433-8
 - Petra Gerster, Christian Nürnberger: Stark für das Leben. Wege aus dem Erziehungsnotstand. Berlin (Rowohlt-Verlag). 2003. ISBN 3-87134-464-8
 - Petra Gerster: Reifeprüfung: Die Frau von 50 Jahren. Berlin (Rowohlt-Verlag). 2007. ISBN 978-3-87134-533-3
 - Petra Gerster, Andrea Stoll: Ihrer Zeit voraus. Frauen verändern die Welt. Munich (cbj Verlag). 2009. ISBN 978-3-570-13403-0
 - Petra Gerster, Christian Nürnberger: Charakter: Worauf es bei Bildung wirklich ankommt, Berlin (Rowolth-Verlag). 2010. ISBN 978-3-87134-679-8
 - Petra Gerster: Es wächst zusammen... Wir Deutschen und die Einheit. Cologne (Lingen Verlag), 2010. ISBN 978-3-938323-61-8
 
References
    
- "Broadcaster ZDF:Biography Petra Gerster". Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
 - Supervisory Board Witten/Herdecke University.
 - Board of Trustees Hertie Foundation.
 - Board of Trustees Archived 2014-04-09 at the Wayback Machine Wormser Dom.
 
