Stefanie Tücking (1 April 1962 – 1 December 2018)[1] was a German radio and television presenter.
Stefanie Tücking | |
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 Tücking in 2009 | |
| Born | 1 April 1962 Kaiserslautern, West Germany |
| Died | 1 December 2018 (aged 56) Baden-Baden, Germany |
| Occupation(s) | TV presenter, radio personality |
Career edit
Tücking was born in Kaiserslautern. She won the Golden Camera award at the age of 24 for her work on the ARD music show Formel Eins (Formula One),[2] where she served as the show host between January 1986 and December 1987. After her breakthrough with Formel Eins, she worked for the German broadcaster Südwestrundfunk (SWR) as a television and radio presenter until her death.[3]
Death edit
Tücking died unexpectedly during the night of 1 December 2018 in Baden-Baden at age 56. The cause of death was a pulmonary embolism. She was found by a friend in her bed. Tücking had no known health or substance-related problems. According to her father, they visited a Christmas market on Thursday and on Friday (30 November) evening she was on air with her radio for the last time.[1][2][4][5]
References edit
- ^ a b "Steffi Tücking ist unerwartet gestorben | SWR3". SWR3.de (in German). Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Frühere 'Formel Eins'-Moderatorin: Stefanie Tücking ist tot". Spiegel Online (in German). 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Stefanie Tücking | SWR3". SWR3.de (in German). Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Stefanie Tücking (✝56) wurde von einer Freundin tot im Bett gefunden". vip.de (in German). Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Stefanie Tücking ist an einer Lungenembolie gestorben". SWR3 (in German). 6 December 2018.
External links edit
- Stefanie Tücking at IMDb
- Literature by and about Stefanie Tücking in the German National Library catalogue
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