In 1980 he founded the Bürgeraktion Demokraten für Strauß and campaigned for the candidacy of Franz Josef Strauss for Chancellor. Following Strauss's defeat, he became the leading reporter of the HÖRZU, a magazine also published by the Axel Springer Verlag.
In 1980, he established the Bürgeraktion Demokraten für Strauß and supported Franz Josef Strauss's candidacy for Chancellor. After Strauss lost, he became the primary reporter of HÖRZU, a magazine published by Axel Springer Verlag.