Jan Hofer: Love, children and a pop singer in the past!

Jan Hofer, former Tagesschau spokesman, celebrates his marriage to Phong Lan Truong and other insights into his life.
Jan Hofer, former Tagesschau spokesman, celebrates his marriage to Phong Lan Truong and other insights into his life. (Symbolbild/NAG)

Jan Hofer: Love, children and a pop singer in the past!

Hamburg, Deutschland - Jan Hofer, the former Tagesschau spokesman, has been married to Phong Lan Truong since 2018. Today he is 75 years old and meets his 46-year-old wife with a special love. The two live with each other and have a son, Henry, who was born in 2015. Her wedding took place in Hamburg and according to tz.de they were already a couple.

Before his marriage to Phong Lan, Jan Hofer was married to the well-known pop singer Anne-Karin Mayer, who is 77 years old today. The two got to know each other at Saarland broadcasting in the 1970s. The sons Alexander (1984) and Roman (1989) produced their life together. During her marriage, Anne-Karin celebrated in the music scene with hits like "Boy, Boy, I like you" and "Turn on, Ballerina". In 1984 she also performed at the Eurovision Song Contest and finished fifth. Her music career ended in 2010 with the release of her last album.

a life full of changes

The marriage between Jan Hofer and Anne-Karin Mayer ended in 1996, and Hofer came to a relationship with Conny Modauer after the separation, who also worked as a pop singer. However, this connection only held until 2014. After this time, Hofer found a new partner in Phong Lan Truong who is 26 years younger than he. Jan Hofer, who was born in 1954, has a total of three children from his previous relationships and expects his fourth child at the age of 63.

After four decades in the service of the Tagesschau, where he had a major impact on news agency from 1985 to 2020 and was chief spokesman for 16 years, Hofer retired from this role to have more time for himself and his family. After leaving the Tagesschau, he moved to RTL in 2021, where he moderated the "RTL directly" format. The last broadcast date was considered successful with 1.43 million viewers and a market share of 10.0 percent. Hofer said goodbye in August 2024 and thanked his spectators.

A look into the future

Jan Hofer announced that he will withdraw from daily news reporting in order to spend more time with his son Henry in the future, who has been his greatest pleasure since 2015. Although he has not yet completely gave up his career in the news articles, he plans to work sporadically on individual projects and to retreat to the TV pension. After his time at RTL, Hofer remains a well -known figure in the media that will not disappear from the public.

with his wife Phong Lan Truong and the son together, Jan Hofer enjoys a fulfilling life and remains an integral part of the German media landscape, as well as the reports of seveney43886 and news.de

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