Updated May 1, 2020, 10:37 a.m.
For RTL, Jenke von Wilmsdorff tested drugs himself and ate gout. But that’s over now: the reporter and the private broadcaster have announced the end of their collaboration.
Worked for almost 20 years Jenke von Wilmsdorff as a reporter, author and editor for RTL. Now the private broadcaster and von Wilmsdorff have ended their cooperation.
The exclusive contract had not been extended, RTL announced in a press release on Friday. Both sides were looking for “new challenges”.
Jenke went to “physical and psychological limits”
Therein, RTL managing director Jörg Graf thanked the 54-year-old von Wilmsdorff for the years of cooperation in which he “literally went to his physical and psychological limits”. “Out of great respect for Jenke, I wish him all the best and the success he has had with my station.”
Jenke von Wilmsdorff initially worked primarily for the RTL weekly magazine “Extra”, which later developed into the investigative series “Jenke als …” and finally the award-winning format “Das Jenke Experiment”. He was also seen in other formats such as the reality show “Bounty”.
In 2019, Jenke von Wilmsdorff won the German TV Award in the “Best Infotainment” category for “Jenke inspires courage! Living with breast cancer”, “The Jenke Experiment” and “Jenke About Life”.
The last episode of the documentary series “The Jenke Experiment: Love Animals and Eat Animals – How Much Meat Must Be?” was broadcast on RTL on March 2nd. (jwo)
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