"Tagesschau" presenter Cornelia Boesch: "As a woman, you are judged more - by whoever"
Fabian Tschamper
9.7.2024
"Tagesschau" anchor Cornelia Boesch talks about her family, vacations, breakdowns and the differences to male colleagues in her profession at "On the Rocks" in "Frau Gerolds Garten" in Zurich.
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- Cornelia Boesch talks about her private life, her husband and son, as well as her career and the hurdles in journalism.
- She reflects on the challenges of raising a teenager and jokes about the difficulties of puberty with her own child.
- Boesch compares working in radio and television, emphasizes the importance of good images on TV and remains calm in the event of mishaps, as authentic reactions are appreciated by the audience.
Cornelia Boesch has presented the main edition of SRF's "Tagesschau" since 2011. In an interview with blue presenter Vania Spescha, she talks about her favorite time of year, her green thumb and vacations - she even shares private pictures from Morocco.
The 49-year-old also looks at her ecological footprint; in Switzerland at least, she is a regular passenger on public transport. However, she also does this because it is more comfortable - to read and listen to podcasts.
The journalist also gives us a glimpse into her private life; her husband Thomas is already retired and "therefore has the most freedom". He usually makes breakfast for her and their son Florian before they leave the house.
She jokes that her 16-year-old son has inherited the many hours of sleep from her.
"Parents become tiresome during puberty"
In the interview, Boesch also goes into more detail about her relationship with her son Florian. He is now a young adult at the age of 16 and she finds herself "sometimes still spouting educational phrases".
These no longer go down well. "Puberty is the time when parents become troublesome," she jokes. Her son has already told her that he understands when children slowly leave home.
Boesch describes parenting as a balancing act, because these young adults still need their parents - but there are fewer of them.
"He's becoming very detached - and that's not always very funny," admits the Zurich native.
Advantages and disadvantages of television
Cornelia Boesch and Vania Spescha know each other from their time together on the radio. Boesch says she misses being able to tell listeners "any story from anywhere". You paint a picture for them with words and sounds.
She had the most trouble with this when she switched to television. Because there you can't tell a story without good pictures - but the story is all the better if you have great shots.
When it comes to mishaps, which she herself has experienced several times, Cornelia Boesch remains relaxed: "That's part of television." And she compares these mistakes to real life, "it's a bit of a mirror, even if a lot of it is staged". Things can simply go wrong.
The audience likes the authentic reactions to mishaps: "They notice that it's not robots at work."
Starting out in this profession is not easy. Cornelia Boesch also confirms this: "You are judged more, especially as a woman." Many people feel like they have to tell you what they think of you, says Boesch. "And at the beginning, you might want to please everyone," a thought she quickly let go of.
"On the Rocks" with Cornelia Boesch airs on Tuesday, July 9, 6 p.m., on blue Zoom.