Presenter Sabine Zimmermann succumbed to cancer last Friday.
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Together with her adoptive father Eduard Zimmermann, she moderated the program “Case number XY … unresolved”, which he had invented.
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In 1997, however, he retired.
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Her successor Rudi Cerne still describes her as the “soul of file number XY … unresolved”.
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The managing director of the film production company responsible for “File number XY… unresolved”, Martin Gross, also mourns her. She was a strong personality.
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Presenter Sabine Zimmermann passed away on May 1st, 2020. At the age of 68, she is said to have succumbed to cancer in Munich, as the “Bild” writes.
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Zimmermann was primarily the moderator of «File number XY … unresolved» known. From 1987 to 1997 she hosted the program together with her adoptive father Eduard Zimmermann (1929–2009), the inventor of “XY file number… unresolved”. When he retired to private life in 1997, his daughter stood in front of Butz Peters (62) until 2001. At the same time, she also moderated the TV show “Caution, trap!” For three years. She resigned as a presenter in 2001, but remained on the show as production manager until she finally retired nine years ago.
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«She is still the soul of‹ file number XY … unresolved ›»
Her successor Rudi Cerne (61), who still moderates the show today, mourns the loss of his former colleague: «I was very moved by the news of Sabine’s death. She was an impressive personality and is still the soul of ‹XY file number… unresolved› », he says in the« Bild ». He was eternally grateful to her for supporting him so well in the beginning. «With her open and warm nature she was a great help to me. Thank you, Sabine. »
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Martin Gross, the managing director of the production company of “XY file number… unresolved”, is also affected by Zimmermann’s early death. «She was a strong personality who could infect others with her irrepressible energy and zest for life. Anyone who worked with her was happy to do so. We will not forget the charm, the cosmopolitanism, the warmth and the collegiality of this unique woman », he said to the magazine« Bunte ». (bsn)