Overview

• WirtschaftsWoche, where Werner wrote a long-running column, states in its obituary that he had been ill with cancer.
• WDR announced on September 19 that Werner died the previous week after a serious illness at the age of 51 without specifying a cause.
• BILD reports colleagues were told he died on September 13 and from organ failure following an immune disorder, a detail not confirmed by WDR.
• Werner presented Lokalzeit OWL from Bielefeld since 2009 and also appeared in WDR election coverage and earlier shows on Super RTL and Nickelodeon.
• Lokalzeit OWL aired a televised remembrance on September 19, now available to stream in the ARD Mediathek.