Anyone who was overwhelmed by finances could find advice from Peter Zwegat. His RTL show “Get Out of Debt” made him famous.
The TV debt advisor Peter Zwegat is dead. His former broadcaster RTL announced this to the German Press Agency in Cologne. Zwegat died suddenly and unexpectedly at the beginning of August at the age of 74, according to RTL on Monday. The funeral took place in the closest circle.
Zwegat became particularly well known through the RTL program “Get Out of Debt,” which was first broadcast in 2007. In it, he gave people a helping hand who were overwhelmed by their financial situation. The trained administrative officer and social worker was known for putting his heart and soul into helping his clients – but also for finding harsh words when necessary.
Peter Zwegat: Helped numerous people with commitment and warmth of heart
In this way, Zwegat was able to help many over-indebted families or individuals. Zwegat sometimes also advised celebrities with financial problems for RTL – for example Nadja “Naddel” Abd el Farrag. Until 2019 there were editions of “Get Out of Debt” with the well-known Berlin debt advisor.
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In almost 140 episodes of “Get Out of Debt” and several specials that followed, Zwegat brought his “extensive knowledge and incomparable expertise” into the living rooms of numerous viewers, explained RTL. “With his extraordinary commitment and warmth of heart, Peter Zwegat has helped numerous people get their lives back under control,” said RTL entertainment director Markus Küttner.
RTL changes program
The broadcaster announced that it would also change the program in memory of the debt counselor and show selected episodes of “Get Out of Debt” (Monday evening from 8:15 p.m. on RTLup and Saturday from 2:00 p.m. on RTL).
Transparency note: The star is part of RTL Deutschland.
Source: Stern
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