Restle has been editorial director and presenter of the ARD political magazine “Monitor” since 2012. Restle is scheduled to host the last episode of the show with him on March 26, 2026. According to “WDR”, a successor has not yet been determined. WDR editor-in-chief for politics and current affairs, Ellen Ehni, paid tribute Restle’s work at Monitor. Restle would stand for “profound and critical journalism with backbone,” said Ehni.

Not the first foreign assignment for Restle

The presenter has worked as a foreign correspondent in the past. Restle has been reporting since then Beginning of the Russian war of aggression in 2022 several times from Ukraine. From 2010 to 2012 he was also a permanent correspondent for the ARD Moscow studio. In addition, he has regularly done studio representation – for example in Warsaw and Nairobi.

Restle: “I’m really looking forward to a new challenge”

The 60-year-old will head the ARD studio in Kenya in the future. It reports from almost 40 sub-Saharan African countries. “I’m really looking forward to the new challenge, which I’m approaching with great humility. What’s most important to me is… Reporting from African countries in ARD and to bring the big topics from this huge reporting area closer to a German audience,” says Restle. The studio is currently being temporarily managed by Karin Bensch.