Claudia Reiterer is leaving ORF after 27 years – a farewell in style!

Claudia Reiterer is leaving ORF after 27 years – a farewell in style!

Claudia Reiterer, the well-known ORF presenter, is leaving the media company after 27 years, as the public broadcaster announced on March 7, 2025. According to an official statement, it is time for the 56-year-old to devote herself to “new tasks in the media industry”. Reiterer, who most recently worked as deputy program manager and presenter of the popular format “Im Zentrum”, says goodbye to her audience and colleagues with “great gratitude”. Her time at ORF was characterized by “exciting stories, important journalistic work and unforgettable live moments,” said the presenter herself.

The ORF's general director, Roland Weißmann, emphasized the importance of Reiterer's work and emphasized that with her departure, a defining voice in political reporting would be lost. “Im Zentrum” was one of ORF’s most-watched formats, regularly attracting up to 1.2 million viewers. Although Reiterer was replaced by Susanne Schnabl in January, her legacy at the station remains. Her career began in 1998 in the Steiermark regional studio, and she quickly gained notoriety through her impressive live reporting on the Lassing mining disaster.

A look at the career

In her impressive career, Claudia Reiterer moderated over 2,000 programs, including important formats such as “Report”, “Hohes Haus” and numerous election campaign confrontations. From 1999 she was part of the “Zeit im Bild 1” team and quickly became an important voice in the Austrian media landscape. Her departure marks the end of an era, both for her and for the ORF, which is now losing an important figure in political reporting. Reiterer's words show a strong sense of gratitude and appreciation for her audience that has accompanied her over the years.

Further details about Claudia Reiterer's farewell and her remarkable career can be found in the ORF press release Nachrichten.at gives a comprehensive perspective on her time at ORF.