"Kulturplatz" presenter Next bang at SRF - Eva Wannenmacher leaves after 24 years

Carlotta Henggeler

13.3.2025

After 24 years, Eva Wannenmacher has decided to leave SRF. She will host "Kulturplatz" on SRF 1 until the end of June 2025. Her successor is still open.

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  • Eva Wannenmacher is leaving SRF after 24 years and will hand over the moderation of "Kulturplatz" at the end of June 2025.
  • In future, she would like to concentrate on her work as a business coach and entrepreneur.
  • Nina Mavis Brunner and Nino Gadient will take over as presenters on an interim basis until a successor is found.

Eva Wannenmacher is saying goodbye to Swiss television SRF - and with her goes a formative personality of the cultural program "Kulturplatz". The 54-year-old has played a key role in shaping the format since the first edition in 2004.

In August 2024, she hosted the show's 20th anniversary, but now she is turning over a new leaf: In future, Wannenmacher will devote more time to her work as a business coach.

Wannenmacher was already present on SRF before "Kulturplatz": between 1998 and 2000, she hosted the news program "10 vor 10". Now, after 25 years in public television, she is drawing a line under her career. "My quarter of a century with SRF: it was a wonderful time! My sincere thanks go to the team that has accompanied me along the way. Now is the right time for me to focus on my projects as an entrepreneur," she explains on her departure.

Her departure is also seen as a loss at SRF. Rajan Autze, interim Head of Journalism for Culture, acknowledges her achievements: "Eva Wannenmacher is an outstanding presenter; the success of 'Kulturplatz' is also largely down to her. We would like to thank her most sincerely and wish her all the best for the future."

Until further notice, Nina Mavis Brunner and Nino Gadient will take over the moderation of "Kulturplatz". It is not yet clear who will be Wannenmacher's final successor.


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