Werner Veigel

Werner Veigel (9 November 1928 – 2 May 1995) was a Dutch-born German journalist and news presenter.

In 1966 Veigel became a narrator on the Tagesschau, the oldest and the most watched news bulletin on German television.

He commentated on the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest for ARD, and in 1980 played himself in the Udo Lindenberg film Panic Time.

In 1985 Veigel spoke the samples for a German version of Paul Hardcastle's single 19 which reached Number 1 in Germany.

In January 1995 Veigel had to give up his position on the Tagesschau due to his declining health.

Veigel's tombstone is marked at Ohlsdorf Cemetery in Hamburg