Despite offers: As a matter of principle, Jörg and Laura Wontorra never moderate together. But there is one exception.
Jörg Wontorra (74) is a legend among German sports reporters, and his daughter Laura (34) has long since followed in his footsteps. But the father-daughter duo rarely hosts together, although there are said to have been offers. “We decided together that we would go our separate ways,” said Jörg Wontorra. The reason, according to Jörg Wontorra: His Laura should “simply cut herself off”.
Bremen sports gala as an exception to the “cutting of the umbilical cord”
But there is one exception for the Wontorras: the Bremen Sports Gala. Father and daughter have presented the award ceremony together for many years. “We owe this to our hometown, a matter of the heart,” said the former “Doppelpass” presenter of “Sport Bild”.
Since the fourth or fifth gala, Laura Wontorra has “taken charge,” said her father. “This is a great change,” he says. The public’s perception of the father-daughter pair has now changed. In the past it was always said, “This is Jörg Wontorra’s daughter.” Now you’re more likely to say “That’s Laura’s dad.” Jörg Wontorra can “live very well” with this, as he revealed. In the past, the Wontorras had often appeared as joint candidates on shows like “Who knows something like that?”
Laura Wontorra: From football to an all-purpose moderation weapon
Laura Wontorra no longer needs her father’s protection. After starting out as a football reporter at Sky, she now also works in shows beyond sports. The woman from Bremen presents “Ninja Warrior Germany”, “Deutschland sucht den Superstar” on RTL and the cooking show “Grill den Henssler” for VOX.
But their core business remains football. She has been presenting Bundesliga games on the DAZN streaming service since the 2021/22 season. For her father, the main reason for subscribing to DAZN. Otherwise, the former presenter of “Sportschau” and “ran” no longer watches as much football as he used to, as he confessed to “Sport Bild”.
Source: Stern
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