From January 1995, it was aired by WDR 5, first at the same time, then on Saturday from 11:05 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Thomas was followed by Jan Seemann from 1995, and by Julitta Münch from September 1997.

[3] A presenter moderated the airing, dedicated to a topic which was normally chosen by the listeners, but sometimes was changed due to political events.

Depending on the theme, experts and involved people were invited, sometimes well-known personalities in society, politics and sports.

After the presenter introduced the new topic in dialogue with people who came to the van's location, the invited experts and guests were introduced and asked to comment on the topic, leading to a discussion among the experts, the live audience and the radio listeners by telephone.

[3] Forbes magazine named Thomas one of the 100 most influential women in Germany in 1990 for Hallo Ü-Wagen.