Katja Dofel
Longtime ntv stock market reporter dies at the age of only 52
The financial journalist Katja Dofel was only 52 years old.
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She reported directly from the stock exchange for more than 20 years: financial journalist Katja Dofel died at the age of 52.
Mourning for Katja Dofel: The longtime stock market journalist is dead. “Last Thursday, our longtime colleague Katja Dofel died in Frankfurt after a serious illness at the age of 52,” reported including her long-term employer, the television news channel ntv.
“A passionate stock market reporter”
“Katja was a passionate stock market reporter and reported for us from April 2000 to the end of 2022 from the ntv stock exchange studio in Frankfurt. Before that, she had worked for several years directly on the New York floor as a correspondent, including for ntv,” the broadcaster continues .
“Your dedication and tireless commitment to the topic of business and the stock market not only impressed your colleagues, but also the viewers,” it continues. “We mourn the loss of a tireless journalist and friend. Our thoughts are with her family.”
statement from the family
Her family also spoke out: “Remember her as you knew her”, says it on Linkedin. “Full of life and colourful, always ‘bullish’ for the future and committed to the stock market and finance.” Dofel died as a result of a serious illness in the presence of her parents.
Katja Dofel was born in Munich. She studied politics and economics with a master’s degree in Munich and Edinburgh/Scotland. In addition to her work as a TV presenter, Dofel worked as a freelance trainer, presenter and speaker. In September 2017 she accepted a teaching position at the University of Economics and Environment in Nürtingen and taught business students stock management and stock analysis. Since that year she had been working for a Cologne investment consultancy and had reoriented her career.