from auctioning many bears were given to several children's and youth projects in Berlin. The bear designed by Maischberger in homage to the sculptures of Niki de Saint Phalle was auctioned in 2003 at Mercedes World at the Salzufer in Berlin. The total proceeds came to over €171,000. Today, the bear can be found at the museum in Bad Pyrmont. In 2008, Maischberger founded an organization called Vincentino, which helps expose underprivileged children to the arts through sponsoring cultural projects in schools. Moreover, she supports the work done by the Freya von Moltke Foundation and the Kreisau Initiative in the running of the New Kreisau in regards to the opportunities that are given to the younger population throughout Europe. Recognition Maischberger has been awarded numerous prizes, including the Golden Camera from German magazine Hörzu for her Helmut Schmidt interview. 2000: Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Award 2001: Bavarian TV Award 2002: Ernst Schneider Prize 2002: Goldene Kamera 2004: Medienpreis für Sprachkultur, Association for the German Language (GfdS) 2008: Goldene Kamera 2013: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 2016: Romy Personal life Maischberger is married to cameraman Jan Kerhart. After 12 years of marriage, their first child, son Samuel, was born on 24 February 2007. The family has homes in Hamburg and in Berlin. Maischberger likes to travel and also enjoys mountain climbing and diving. She speaks Italian, Spanish, English and French. References External links 1966 births Living people German television talk show hosts German women television journalists German television reporters and correspondents German broadcast news analysts 20th-century German journalists 21st-century German journalists Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ARD (broadcaster) people Westdeutscher Rundfunk people 20th-century German women 21st-century German women