ORF man Martin Thür

“When it comes to accuracy, I like to be a nerd!”

This year's Summer Talks with host Martin Thür will take place in Traunkirchen.

(Bild: Thomas Ramstorfer")

Presenter Martin Thür (42) was the target of Lena Schilling's fabricated affair (she had to recant in a notarial deed) and coincidentally completed the same political training course with Peter Filzmaier as Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Andreas Babler. The latter owes his position as head of the SPÖ to him alone. 

Out of the gloomy "Verhörkammerl" (© Herbert Kickl) last year, into the idyll of the Salzkammergut. This year's Summer Talks will take place in Traunkirchen (from tomorrow on Mondays, 9.05 pm, ORF 2).

A village of 1,700 inhabitants in the district of Gmunden, directly on the western shore of Lake Traunsee, with a dream view of the Traunstein. The waves lapping softly against the jetty of the hotel "Das Traunsee", on whose terrace ORF is inviting the five leaders of the parliamentary parties this year (in the boathouse next door in case of bad weather). The talks are recorded briefly in advance and broadcast unedited.

A family of ducks passes by on the shore: "They can quack, it doesn't bother us," says the ORF man, alluding to the "summer talk" with Werner Faymann 15 years ago, which caused days of excited quacking.

Premiere without a tie
Martin Thür quickly changes from jeans and T-shirt to shirt and jacket for the photos. In contrast to ZiB 2, however, without a tie. In person, the 42-year-old looks younger, fresher and friendlier than in the studio.