Simone Stribl hosts the Summer Talks this year. The broadcaster announced this on Thursday. The journalist has worked at the ORF for a long time. She hosts the interviews for the 2nd time. The first time was in the year 2020.
The Summer Talks are a well known series of interviews. The ORF speaks with the heads of the parties in Parliament. They talk about important topics for Austria. The talks happen in the summer. They show the goals of the politicians for the future.
The shows start on August 10, 2026. They run until September 7, 2026. You can watch them every Monday at 9:05 PM. The channel is ORF 2. The talks are also online at ORF ON.
The location for the talks is Vienna again. They use the terrace of Studio 2 on K lberg. Last year Klaus Webhofer hosted the show. Simone Stribl wants to ask fair and clear questions.
