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Patricia Schlesinger (born 14 July 1961 in Hanover, Germany [1] ) is a German journalist, television presenter, former director of national broadcaster Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB), and former chair of public broadcast network ARD. [2] [3] [1]
In 2022, Schlesinger resigned both the directorship and the chair after allegations of embezzlement were made public. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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