Johannes B. Kerner receives an honorary award from the Bavarian Prime Minister

This year, the presenter and journalist Johannes B. Kerner will receive the honorary award from the Bavarian Prime Minister at the “Blue Panther” media award ceremony. “Whether quiz, talk or of course sport: Johannes B. Kerner can do it all,” said Markus Söder (CSU) in explanation. “He is our Mr. TV and rightly this year’s honorary award winner.”

The State Chancellery announced that Kerner was being honored as an influential personality in the German television landscape. The 61-year-old presenter stands for sophisticated entertainment and well-founded sports reporting - most recently at the World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico - as well as talk formats and socially relevant programs.

Söder praises Kerner

“Johannes B. Kerner is both well-known and popular with the audience,” emphasized Söder. “I, too, was a guest on his talk show as Secretary General more than 15 years ago and still enjoy watching it on TV to this day. Particularly strong: his interviews and humor at this year's World Cup. He always gets something new out of well-trained soccer stars, coaches and experts.”

Kerner reinvented the late evening talk show genre and developed sports reporting more than once, said Söder. Kerner always stands for charm, wit and journalistic depth. «He combines qualitative standards with great respect, personal appreciation and humanity towards his conversation partners. Down-to-earth, personable and always cool: that’s what sets him apart,” praised the Bavarian Prime Minister.

Awards ceremony in October

The official awards ceremony is scheduled to take place on October 21st at the BMW Welt in Munich. Since 2022, the award, which is given in many different categories, has been called the “Blue Panther - TV & Streaming Award”, previously it was called the Bavarian Television Prize.