Pinar Atalay (born 27 April 1978) is a German journalist, talk show host and radio and television presenter.
Life and career Atalay was born to Turkish immigrants parents in Lemgo, West Germany. After high school she ran, for one year, a boutique in Lemgo.Antje Hildebrandt: Pinar Atalay, die charmante Nussknackerin. She then worked as an intern at and . She later worked as a freelancer and trainee, and was, for a time, an early-morning presenter at the local radio station .
On WDR Fernsehen, Atalay regularly hosted Cosmo TV. For ARD-aktuell, she hosted regular news and special programs, including for Das Erste. She also worked as a reporter and presenter for NDR Fernsehen, NDR Radio and Radio Bremen. From 2010 onwards, she presented programmes on Phoenix. In March 2014, Atalay became a presenter of the Tagesthemen evening news, succeeding Ingo Zamperoni.Neue "Tagesthemen"-Sprecherin Pinar Atalay. In a 2018 survey conducted by Forsa Institute, she was voted one of Germany's most trusted news presenters.Vertrauenswürdigster Nachrichtenmoderator ist Claus Kleber Der Tagesspiegel, 21 March 2018.
In addition to her role as presenter, Atalay wrote articles for the German business magazine Plusminus from 2014.
In June 2021, German private TV channel RTL announced that Atalay would be starting as news anchor in August 2021. Alongside Peter Kloeppel, she moderated one of three TV election debates between the three candidates to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel – Annalena Baerbock, Armin Laschet and Olaf Scholz – ahead of the 2021 elections, which was aired live on both RTL and n-tv during prime-time.Frank Lübberding (29 August 2021), Vor dem Triell bei RTL: Kommt Scholz? Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Other activities Jugend debattiert, Member of the Board of TrusteesBoard of Trustees Jugend debattiert.
Personal life In January 2017, Atalay gave birth to a daughter.Pinar Atalay ist Mutter geworden. Zeit Online, 11 March 2017.
References
External links
CV from phoenix.de (in German)