Jürgen Fliege

His childhood was characterized by fear and loneliness; he himself described it as the hardest time of his life. He found refuge from his father's beatings with his grandfather Eugen, to whom he had a very close bond. Due to a congenital reading and spelling disability, dyslexia, he found it difficult to keep up with the level of instruction at high school. However, his early desire to become a pastor made him persevere and pass the required high school diploma. After studying theology, Fliege served in parish offices in Düsseldorf, Essen and Aldenhoven near Aachen for twelve years. His talent as a speaker was discovered at a Protestant church conference. From then on he moderated church events more often. Fliege worked freelance for a number of television and radio stations until his own show "Fliege - The Talk Show" started on ARD in 1994. At the beginning of this activity, Fliege was forced to temporarily suspend his pastorate. Nevertheless, even while working as a TV presenter, he