Monica Lierhaus
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Monica Christiane Lierhaus (born 25 May 1970 in Hamburg
) is a German sports journalist
.
In 1989 she passed her Abitur
at the Charlotte-Paulsen-Gymnasium in Hamburg. She studied English and German literature at the University of Hamburg
during which she worked as a junior in the editorial office of the magazine Sport-Bild. She also worked as a freelancer
for German radio stations Radio Hamburg
and Klassik Radio
. In 1992 she dropped out of university to become an anchorwoman for the Hamburg local news show on Sat.1
.
Between 1994 and 1996 she was a reporter for Sat.1 working in Germany and abroad.
In 2004 she became one of the anchors of the Sportschau (Bundesliga magazine on ARD
) hosting the Saturday afternoon football match highlights. She rotated in this role with Reinhold Beckmann
and Gerhard Delling. She has also been a TV presenter for live football matches such as the DFB-Pokal
. Lierhaus has presented several major sporting events for ARD such as the Tour de France
, 2004 Summer Olympics
, 2006 Winter Olympics
, 2008 Summer Olympics
and skiing tournaments.
In January 2009 Lierhaus stopped appearing on TV after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage due to an aneurysm
after which she was put into a coma for almost four months. She has since had to relearn basic skills including movement and speech. A spokesman for ARD
said that she was welcome to return to the screen whenever she was ready.
She appeared on the Goldene Kamera award show on 5 February 2011 to receive an honorary award. Her movement and speech had not fully recovered but her intellect seemed unimpaired. During her acceptance speech she asked her partner Rolf Hellgardt to marry her, and he accepted.
Monica Lierhaus resumed presenting the Sunday evening lottery show for ARD television in May 2011, almost two and a half years after last presenting a TV program.
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
) is a German sports journalist
Sports journalism
Sports journalism is a form of journalism that reports on sports topics and events.While the sports department within some newspapers has been mockingly called the toy department, because sports journalists do not concern themselves with the 'serious' topics covered by the news desk, sports...
.
In 1989 she passed her Abitur
Abitur
Abitur is a designation used in Germany, Finland and Estonia for final exams that pupils take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling, see also for Germany Abitur after twelve years.The Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife, often referred to as...
at the Charlotte-Paulsen-Gymnasium in Hamburg. She studied English and German literature at the University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg
The University of Hamburg is a university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by Wilhelm Stern and others. It grew out of the previous Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen and the Kolonialinstitut as well as the Akademisches Gymnasium. There are around 38,000 students as of the start of...
during which she worked as a junior in the editorial office of the magazine Sport-Bild. She also worked as a freelancer
Freelancer
A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is somebody who is self-employed and is not committed to a particular employer long term. These workers are often represented by a company or an agency that resells their labor and that of others to its clients with or without project management and...
for German radio stations Radio Hamburg
Radio Hamburg
Radio Hamburg is a private commercial radio station set up in the '80s to play the big hits of the times. Nowadays it plays hits from the '90s onwards, on high rotation. Their slogan is "Die Mega-Hits der 90er, 2000er und dem Besten von heute“. Its services also include reports on weather and...
and Klassik Radio
Klassik Radio
Klassik Radio is a radio station in Germany. It specialises in classical music, Film music and Lounge music. The channel is receivable in over 300 German cities via FM, throughout Germany via cable, and in Europe via satellite. It is also worldwide streamed on the internet...
. In 1992 she dropped out of university to become an anchorwoman for the Hamburg local news show on Sat.1
Sat.1
Sat.1 is a privately owned German television broadcasting station. Sat.1 was the first privately owned television broadcasting station in Germany, having started one day before RTL Television....
.
Between 1994 and 1996 she was a reporter for Sat.1 working in Germany and abroad.
Shows hosted
- 1997–1998: Blitz
- 1999–2001: ran (Fußball-BundesligaFußball-BundesligaThe Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
magazine) - 1999–2003: various soccer and tennis shows for the German pay TV network Premiere.
In 2004 she became one of the anchors of the Sportschau (Bundesliga magazine on ARD
Das Erste
Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen , marketed as Das Erste , is the principal publicly owned television channel in Germany...
) hosting the Saturday afternoon football match highlights. She rotated in this role with Reinhold Beckmann
Reinhold Beckmann
Reinhold Beckmann is a German journalist and presenter.- Life :Afer school in Syke, Beckmann studied the German language, film and theatre in Cologne....
and Gerhard Delling. She has also been a TV presenter for live football matches such as the DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
. Lierhaus has presented several major sporting events for ARD such as the Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
, 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
, 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
and skiing tournaments.
In January 2009 Lierhaus stopped appearing on TV after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage due to an aneurysm
Aneurysm
An aneurysm or aneurism is a localized, blood-filled balloon-like bulge in the wall of a blood vessel. Aneurysms can commonly occur in arteries at the base of the brain and an aortic aneurysm occurs in the main artery carrying blood from the left ventricle of the heart...
after which she was put into a coma for almost four months. She has since had to relearn basic skills including movement and speech. A spokesman for ARD
ARD (broadcaster)
ARD is a joint organization of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters...
said that she was welcome to return to the screen whenever she was ready.
She appeared on the Goldene Kamera award show on 5 February 2011 to receive an honorary award. Her movement and speech had not fully recovered but her intellect seemed unimpaired. During her acceptance speech she asked her partner Rolf Hellgardt to marry her, and he accepted.
Monica Lierhaus resumed presenting the Sunday evening lottery show for ARD television in May 2011, almost two and a half years after last presenting a TV program.