He was a well-known and popular reader of the news programme Tagesschau on Das Erste.

Hofer was the chief reader on Tagesschau from 2004 until December 2020, having been a newsreader on that programme since 1985.

Since leaving Tagesschau, he has been lead anchorman for RTL Direkt [de].

Following his studies, he worked at various regional radio and TV stations before joining the Tagesschau in 1985.

[3][4] In addition to his work as news anchor, Hofer hosted the NDR Talk Show from 1989 to 1991.