Major Stars
Most of Austria's best known TV stars are working for ORF. According to surveys the most prominent television presenter in the country is former alpine skiier Armin Assinger who is the host of the "Millionen-Show", Austria's version of Who wants to be a millionaire. Mirjam Weichselbraun, a former MTV presenter is hosting Austria's edition of Dancing with the stars. The most popular comedy show on ORF is "Wir sind Kaiser" ("We are Emperor") with comedian Robert Palfrader playing "Emperor Robert Heinrich I". and inviting celebrity guests to make fun of them. The best known news anchors are talk show host Ingrid Thurnher who was given 7 Romy awards as most popular presenter, Armin Wolf who is best known for his hard-hitting interviews on the late evening news show "ZiB 2", and Gabi Waldner, moderator of the weekly political magazine "Report".
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