Overview

• SWR confirmed that Stefanie Mross died in Oberbayern at age 85 on Wednesday after a period living with dementia.
• Stefan Mross will not moderate the 24 August edition of the live ARD program and is taking time with his family.
• At Mross's express request, Stefanie Hertel will front the show, supported on air by singer and presenter Uta Bresan.
• Hertel told dpa she agreed immediately to step in and said the idea originated with Mross's partner, Eva Luginger.
• The broadcast from Europa‑Park will proceed as scheduled, and Mross has asked for privacy and has not issued a personal statement.