Sandra Baumgartner
Sandra Baumgartner | |
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| Born | 1982 |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
| Employer | Sky Deutschland |
Sandra Baumgartner (born 1982) is a German sports journalist and reporter. She has worked as a freelance reporter and presenter for several German television stations and reported on various sports programmes. Baumgartner worked at German pay-TV channel Motorvision TV before joining Sky Deutschland in 2011, reading the hourly news bulletins on Sky Sport News HD before becoing a pit lane reporter on Formula One races in 2012
Biography
[edit]Baumgartner was born in 1982 in Munich and grew up in the city.[1][2] When she was in the final year of high school, she decided to embark on a career in broadcasting in television.[3] Following graduation from high school,[4] Baumgartner did a two-year internship at a Munich television production company.[2][3] She made reports for magazines, documentaries and corporate videos for industrial clients films.[3][4]
Between 2002 and 2007, she was a freelance reporter and television presenter for multiple television stations. These stations included ARD, DMAX, Kabel eins, ProSieben, RTL Zwei, Sat.1 and VOX.[4][2] In 2008, Baumgartner received a job offer to work at the German pay-TV channel Motorvision TV.[2] She became a reporter and journalist for the channel on various programmes about the Daytona 500, the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, the Nürburgring 24 Hours and the International Motor Show Germany in Frankfurt.[1] Furthermore, Baumgartner read the news on the Motorvision TV News bulletin and presented the Mission Mobility and Supercars programmes.[2] She wanted a change and joined Sky Deutschland in 2011, who were employing editorial staff, presenters and reporters.[3] Baumgartner a founder member of the editorial team for the sport news channel Sky Sport News HD.[1][4] At first, she was the presenter of hourly news bulletins on the channel.[2]
She began reporting on Formula One races on site from the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix.[5] Baumgartner also began covering the support Porsche Supercup races that are held inbetween Formula One sessions,[2] and has reported on the UEFA Champions League and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1][6] In 2019, after Sky regained the broadcast rights to Formula One in Germany, she became the channel's pit lane reporter.[5][7] Baumgartner became a co-presenter of Sky Deutschland's coverage of MotoGP from the 2024 season onwards.[8]
Personal life
[edit]She married the public relations agency owner Peter Hardenacke in May 2019.[9] The couple have one child.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Sandra Baumgartner" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Sandra Baumgartner: Alle Infos zur Sky-Moderatorin – ihre Karriere und Stationen" [Sandra Baumgartner: All information about the Sky presenter – her career and stations]. Tz (in German). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d McLean, Heather (7 March 2022). "Racing to the top: Sky Deutschland F1 presenter Sandra Baumgartner on the art of staying focused and achieving your goals". SVG Europe. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Über mich" [About me]. Sandra Baumgartner. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ a b Garloff, Bianca (12 March 2019). "Das ist die neue F1-Moderatorin" [This is the new F1 presenter]. Auto Bild (in German). Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ a b Grüter, Maja (30 October 2024). "Sandra Baumgartner privat: DIESES Geheimnis bewahrt die Sky-Moderatorin für sich" [Sandra Baumgartner privately: THIS secret is kept by the Sky presenter]. Der Westen. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ Fehling, Jonas (1 March 2019). "Formel 1 bei Sky: Sandra Baumgartner wird Moderatorin" [Formula 1 on Sky: Sandra Baumgartner becomes presenter]. Motorsport Magazin (in German). Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ Ziegengeist, Juliane (28 February 2024). "MotoGP-Übertragung auf Sky: Das ist das Kommentatoren- und Expertenteam" [MotoGP broadcast on Sky: This is the commentator and expert team]. Motorsport-Total.com. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Das Rennen ist vorbei! Diese Sky-Moderatorin ist unter der Haube" [The race is over! This Sky presenter is married]. Tag24 (in German). 29 May 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2025.