Berichte von heute

Berichte von heute ("Today's reports") is a German radio news programme that aired from 1979 to 2020. Jointly produced by public broadcasters Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) and Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), it aired from 23:30 to 24:00 each Monday to Friday night. The programme featured a round-up of the latest recorded reports received from the news correspondents of stations affiliated to the German public-broadcasting consortium ARD, introduced by a live studio presenter.

Berichte von heute

Running time	30 minutes (11:30 pm – 12:00 am)
Country of origin	Germany
Language(s)	German
Syndicates	NDR 1 NDR Info WDR 2 WDR 5
Recording studio	Cologne (WDR) Hamburg (NDR)
Original release	January 2, 1979 (1979-01-02) – December 30, 2020 (2020-12-30)
Opening theme	"Wade in the Water"

Produced on a weekly rotating basis by NDR and WDR, the programme first aired on 2 January 1979, and gave a summary of the day's most important news.^[1] Production ceased at the end of 2020, with the last edition airing on 30 December 2020, after NDR decided to pull out of the cooperation.^[2][3] WDR decided that continuing Berichte von heute alone was not financially possible while also continuing programmes such as Mittagsecho and Echo des Tages [de].^[4]

A recording of the song "Wade in the Water" performed by the Ramsey Lewis Trio served as the programme's signature tune.^[5][6]