Jörg Pilawa

Jörg Michael Pilawa (born 7 September 1965, in Hamburg) is a German television presenter.

Life

Pilawa studied after his school at Gymnasium Hummelsbüttel first medicine and then history, but he did not finish his university studies. From 1987 to 1994 Pilawa worked for Radio Schleswig-Holstein. From 1994 to 1996 Pilawa worked for German television broadcaster ProSieben and since 1996 he worked for television broadcaster SAT1. Since 2001 he worked for German broadcaster ARD and after nine years he changed to German broadcaster ZDF.

Pilawa has a son (born 1997) from his marriage to Kerstin Pilawa, which ended in divorce in 2000.[1][2] With his third wife, Irina Opaschowski – a teacher and daughter of Horst W. Opaschowski – he has two daughters (born 2000 and 2011) and another son (born 2003).[1][3] The family most recently lived in Hamburg-Bergedorf.[4][5] The wedding took place spontaneously on 2 May 2006 in the Congo, where the Pilawas support Welthungerhilfe.[6] Their separation became public in May 2022.[7][8] In August 2025, Pilawa's relationship with CDU politician Julia Klöckner became public.[9]

Filmography

Bibliography

  • (with Tilmann Bendikowski) Pilawas Zeitreise : Rätselhaftes und Überraschendes aus unserer Geschichte. Köln : Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2007. ISBN 978-3-596-18252-7

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b Geißelhardt, Sven (16 August 2025). "Erstes Foto von Jörg Pilawa und Julia Klöckner: Was Privates über Ex und Kinder bekannt ist". Abendzeitung München (in German). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Pilawa: Baby von Freundin, Scheidung von Ehefrau". Der Spiegel (in German). 16 July 2000. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Das Vater-Tochter-Buch von Horst Opaschowski und Irina Pilawa". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 22 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  4. ^ Brodersen, Maik (25 January 2014). "Traumhaus in Bergedorf fertig: Hier zieht Jörg Pilawa ein". BILD (in German). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Hamburg, hier wohnen deine Promis". Hamburger Allgemeine (FoTe Press) (in German). 8 August 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Moderator Pilawa: Hochzeit mit Kopfnuss im Kongo". Der Spiegel (in German). 7 May 2006. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Nach 16 Jahren Ehe: Jörg Pilawa und seine Frau haben sich getrennt". Der Spiegel (in German). 17 May 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Jörg Pilawa: Trennung von Frau Irina nach 16 Jahren Ehe". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 17 May 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Jörg Pilawa und Julia Klöckner sind ein Paar". Der Spiegel (in German). 11 August 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.