Judith Rakers Biography: Age, Net Worth, Height, Career, Books, Ex-Husband

Judith Rakers is a German journalist and television presenter who gained widespread recognition through her long tenure as a newsreader on Tagesschau, the main evening news programme of ARD.

Her clear delivery, gravitas, and journalistic training led to her being chosen to host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2011.

Over the years, she has built a reputation as one of the most trusted voices in German news media, expanding into social-issue reporting, books, podcasts, and lifestyle projects beyond traditional news presenting.

Profile

• Full name: Judith Deborah Rakers
• Date of birth: January 6, 1976
• Age: 49 years old
• Gender: Female
• Place of birth: Paderborn, West Germany
• State of origin: North Rhine-Westphalia
• Nationality: German
• Profession: Journalist, television presenter, author
• Height: 1.73 m (about 5 ft 8 in)
• Eye color: Blue-gray
• Hair color: Blonde
• Parents: Father: Hermann Rakers; Mother: Kunigunde Rakers
• Siblings: N/A
• Spouse: Andreas Pfaff (married 2009, divorced 2017)
• Children: N/A
• Relationship status: Divorced
• Net worth: $6 million

Early Life and Education

Judith Rakers (49 years old) was born on January 6, 1976 in Paderborn and grew up in Bad Lippspringe with her father after her parents separated when she was about seven years old. Her father, Hermann Rakers, is a physiotherapist; her mother, Kunigunde Rakers, is an interior designer.

She attended Pelizaeus-Gymnasium Paderborn for her secondary schooling. After completing her Abitur, she studied from 1995 to 2001 at the University of Münster, majoring in journalism and communication studies, German philology, and modern and contemporary history. During her university years she worked in radio for local stations Radio Hochstift and Antenne Münster.

Personal Life

Judith Rakers married Andreas Pfaff (a real estate economist) in 2009. The marriage ended in divorce in 2017. After her divorce, she moved to live more rurally. She maintains interests in farming/lifestyle projects. She has no publicly confirmed children.

Career

After university, Judith Rakers began working in radio with local stations, then transitioned to television. From January 2004 to 17 January 2010 she presented Hamburg Journal for the Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR). From July 2005 until 31 January 2024 she was a speaker/newscaster for Tagesschau on ARD, appearing in programmes such as Tagesthemen, Nachtmagazin, Morgenmagazin.

She also presents the talk-show 3 nach 9 on Radio Bremen / NDR. In 2011 she hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf together with Stefan Raab and Anke Engelke.

She is an author; her publications include books such as Homefarming – Selbstversorgung ohne grünen Daumen (2021), Homefarming – Das Kochbuch (2023), Judiths kleine Farm (2024) among others.

Awards

• German Television Award (Deutscher Fernsehpreis) for Best Entertainment in 2011
• Radio Regenbogen Award as Medienfrau in 2012
• Die Goldenen Blogger in 2024 in the category Celebrity for her garden blog Homefarming

Net worth

Judith Rakers now has an estimated net worth of at least $6 million, accrued from journalism, TV presenting and other business ventures.

Social Media

• Instagram: @judith_rakers

Books

• Homefarming – Selbstversorgung ohne grünen Daumen (2021)
• Homefarming – Das Kochbuch (2023)
• Judiths kleine Farm (2024)
• Nachrichten-Journalismus. Anleitungen und Qualitäts-Standards für die Medienpraxis (co-authored, 2013)
• Bewegte Bilder – Der Film. Ein neues Medium propagiert den Krieg (essay, in volume edited, 2000)