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RTL Marks One Year of Kloeppel and von der Groeben’s Retirement With Intimate Short Film

The piece captures personal routines and projects that have defined their lives beyond the anchor desk.

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Overview

  • The short documentary revisits the veteran duo a year into retirement, reflecting on a partnership that delivered 4,580 RTL news programs.
  • Peter Kloeppel says he now lives mainly in Florida with his American wife, with their daughter based in New York.
  • He misses German bread and has started baking his own loaves in the United States because he cannot find the same quality there.
  • Kloeppel outlines a daily rhythm of early rising, morning exercise, and a precise one-hour midday nap.
  • Ulrike von der Groeben remains in Cologne and has published “Freiheit beginnt jetzt! Tipps für den Start in den (Un-)Ruhestand,” expressing pride in their recent Grimme Prize recognition.