Karin Helmstaedt
Moderator
Karin Helmstaedt was born in Canada to a German father and Canadian mother. She represented Canada's national swimming team, and studied Physical and Health Education and Literature in Toronto and Montreal before moving to Paris. She studied French Literature at the Sorbonne and began writing as a Journalist, and freelancing as a Translator and Presenter at sporting events. Helmstaedt reported extensively on doping in the former East Germany, and in 1997 co-produced the prize-winning documentary "Staatsgeheimnis Kinderdoping" for German public television. Her subsequent work on the subject brought her to Berlin in 1998, where she continued freelance writing for newspapers and magazines, and contributed to a book. She also joined DW-TV as a News Translator and Speaker, and became a Presenter of 'Germany Today' in 1999. She is now part of the euromaxx team.
