The invitation to the start of the Tour de France 2019 in Brussels – le Grand Départ – was one of the highlights of the summer! Maybe you have been there yourself and experienced a stage of this awesome live professional-cycling event live. The Tour de France inspires over 2.5 billion cycling fans throughout the…

At last! Tennis starts again and the anticipation also gives the opportunity for a short review of the Erste Bank Open 2019. Last year I hosted the traditional tournament in the “Wiener Stadthalle” for the 6th time. It is always one of the best weeks of the year for me, as I get to be…

On 12.06., the time had finally come: after the cancelled event in March in Wuppertal, I was finally allowed to reacquaint myself with the boxing world. It was my first time being the ring announcer for the AGON Box Gala in Berlin. You can see some impressions in the first seconds of the video: Agon Sports,…

Yeaah, I am the announcer for ÖFB TV! Today, the new format for ÖFB TV is being launched. I am the voice of ÖFB TV. I am totally happy about that. Being the announcer for ÖFB is a great honor for me and another facet of my 10-year cooperation with the Austrian national team. What…

This August, I’ve been looking back a little nostalgically at the Intersport Hiking Days from 2019 and 2018, which I was allowed to accompany as a presenter. It was ten wonderful days, each with exciting guests and many enthusiastic hikers that made these events something very special. One hiking region here is more beautiful than…

In September 2019, I worked as a trainer at Tony Robbins’ Leadership Academy for the second time. For the first time, I was able to give a keynote speech in front of the entire auditorium and inspire and educate over 900 people who came from all over the world. In Coronado, just outside San Diego,…

Last week I was invited to host the ÖFB Cup Final 2020 in the stadium for the 10th time. As it turned out, the match between FC Red Bull Salzburg and SC Austria Lustenau at the Wörthersee Stadium in Klagenfurt was a very special anniversary. The game was special in many ways: 10 years of…

I have been fascinated by podcasting for some time now. The advantages are obvious: podcasts are extremely flexible, have a top selection of the most diverse topics and I can relax while listening to them. So far, I haven’t started my own podcast, but have recently been a guest on various podcasts and took part…

One of the most impressive events I’ve ever had the pleasure of working at and one of my personal magic moments was the INEOS 1:59 Challenge last October in Vienna. As the announcer, I was right there when Eliud Kipchoge broke the almost insurmountable 2-hour marathon barrier at 10:14 a.m. and made sporting history. 120,000…