Pinar Atalay


Pinar Atalay is a German radio and television presenter.

Life and career

Atalay was born to Turkish immigrants parents in Lemgo. After high school she ran, for one year, a boutique in Lemgo. She then worked as an intern at and. She later worked as a freelancer and trainee, and was, for a time, an early-morning presenter at the local radio station.
On WDR Fernsehen, Atalay regularly hosted Cosmo TV. For ARD-aktuell, she hosted regular news and special programs, including for Das Erste. She is also a reporter and presenter for NDR Fernsehen, NDR Radio and Radio Bremen. From 2010 onwards, she presented programmes on Phoenix. In March 2014, Atalay became a presenter of the Tagesthemen evening news, succeeding . In a 2018 survey conducted by Forsa Institute, she was voted one of Germany's most trusted news presenters.
In addition to her role as presenter, Atalay has written articles for the German business magazine Plusminus since the beginning of 2014.

Other activities

In January 2017, Atalay gave birth to a daughter.