WDR West German Broadcasting
Cologne (ots)
Ernst Huberty, longtime moderator of the ARD “Sportschau” and unforgettable as a football commentator, died on April 24, 2023 at the age of 96.
WDR director Tom Buhrow: “We sadly say goodbye to Ernst Huberty. As “Mr. Sportschau”, as the audience affectionately called him, was the first moderator to have a decisive influence on this show: pleasantly calm and with great seriousness. Ernst Huberty will always be remembered not only as the presenter of the “Sportschau” but also as a sports reporter legend.”
Ernst Huberty was the man who moderated the very first sports show on June 4, 1961. He will remain unforgotten as the commentator on the game of the century between Germany and Italy at the 1970 World Cup semifinals in Mexico, the legendary water fight in Frankfurt at the 1974 World Cup and the no less historic night in Belgrade at the final of the 1976 European Football Championship.
Ernst Huberty was born on February 22, 1927 in Trier. After initially working as a sports reporter and presenter at Südwestfunk in Baden-Baden, he came to WDR in 1957, where he became a member of the editorial team for “Hier und Heute”. Three years later he switched to the sports department, moderated the “Sportschau” from 1961 to 1982 and commented on live games. In 1970 he also took over the management of the sports department at WDR. Later he passed on his knowledge to younger colleagues; among others, he coached Reinhold Beckmann and Monica Lierhaus.
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