Joko & Klaas LIVE
Overwhelming response for care documentation
Joko Winterscheidt and Klaas Heufer-Umlauf have dedicated their program “Joko & Klaas LIVE” to the care emergency.
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Joko and Klaas drew attention to the catastrophic nursing conditions at ProSieben on Wednesday. You are even celebrated by RTL for this.
Joko Winterscheidt (42) and Klaas Heufer-Umlauf (37) used the airtime they had gained the day before on Wednesday (March 31st) in “Joko & Klaas LIVE” at ProSieben to draw attention to the care shortage in Germany. The two TV stars and the broadcaster are even celebrated by the competition for their unique campaign. “Strong action @prosieben! An impressive sign for the care! # Not of course #JKLive”, comments the broadcaster RTL on Twitter.
The broadcaster Arte also took part: “What is happening at @ProSieben should be a piece of German TV history. Chapeau # not of course #JKLive”, tweeted those responsible.
Documentation in real time
While the everyday life of a nurse was shown from her perspective in real time, numerous nurses from all over the country had the opportunity to speak about their experiences, hopes and fears and made clear demands on politicians. Many nurses said their work was close to their hearts, but also reported under-staffing in overburdened hospitals. There are colleagues who have over 300 hours of overtime, said one person affected.
The planned 15 minutes turned into a documentation that showed the stressful everyday life of a nurse in real time for almost seven hours. Thanks to the support of sponsors, there was no need for commercial breaks.
Loud posts, also from celebrities
The viewers were also included in the program. Klaas Heufer-Umlauf asked them to post what it takes: “It takes your postings and your experiences.” Because only with a certain volume would the concerns be heard where they should be heard. Many people responded to this call. Thousands of tweets, Insta posts and more were collected in a very short time under the hashtag #.
Numerous celebrities also took part and commented with the hashtag # not of course: “Nobody is able to combine fun and seriousness in such an unbelievably good way as @damitdasklaas and @officiallyjoko! Chapeau for these 15 minutes and the attention for such an important one Topic # not of course #JKLive @HankFromHell “, football star Toni Kroos (31) praised the show.
“# not of course again, infinite thanks / respect # JKvsP7 #JKLive #jokoundklaas # Pro7 for that with 15 min ShowGewinnZeit to achieve so much more with the people than dozens of applauding politicians who have already forgotten what it was about at the first gossip!”, wrote cabaret artist Oliver Kalkofe (55).
And another cabaret artist spoke up: “Wow! Like Call Of Duty. Just armed with empathy. Thank you for this idea to turn a” topic “into something that can be experienced directly. @Jokoundklaas @officiallyjoko @damitdasklaas # not of course #Pflegenotstand” , so “Die Anstalt” star (ZDF) Claus von Wagner (43).
Also the Sports program “Ran” bowed virtually on Twitter: “We could now do a post about Germany against North Macedonia. Instead, we join @ProSieben and say: # not of course.” In the soccer World Cup qualifier, the DFB team lost 1: 2 against the underdog North Macedonia.