Former ARD presenter Jacqueline Stuhler dies at 70

German journalist and presenter Jacqueline Stuhler has died at 70 after a long, serious illness.

She died on 24 October in Friolzheim, in the Enzkreis district, her husband told the SWR.

She became widely known through ARD Buffet, a television advice programme produced by the SWR.

Stuhler joined its founding team in 1998 and presented the programme for 11 years.

She began her journalism career at the Nürnberger Zeitung and worked at Bavarian public broadcaster BR from 1980, presenting youth programmes and later taking on political journalism.

Her career made her one of the SWR’s defining faces, and the broadcaster’s director praised her for listening to people and making complex subjects clear.

SWR Aktuell Baden-Württemberg will remember her in its main evening edition.