Overview

• Chief anchor Jens Riewa was preparing for a ‘tagesschau together’ segment with a sandwich and table tennis paddle on his desk when a spider emerged on his hair, prompting him to wonder if he had swallowed it.
• Riewa stressed on Instagram that the clip was “nicht geplant und nie gesendet” and it has never been broadcast on Tagesschau.
• Followers showered the post with likes and laughing emojis, praising Riewa’s self-deprecating humor and calling for more behind-the-scenes footage.
• Subsequent coverage has highlighted Riewa’s long tenure at Tagesschau, where he joined in 1995 and became chief anchor in 2020.
• In a recent SWR3 interview, Riewa revealed his longstanding fondness for spiders, including a 15-year experience keeping a pet tarantula.