Franzi von Kempis, born in 1985, studied German and Catholic theology. After practical training with ProSieben television she spent five years working for the MESH media collective, where she successfully produced social video campaigns. Since January 2018, she has been a video managing editor with T-Online. In addition, as "Besorgte Bürgerin", or "Worried Citizen", she posts her own videos about sociopolitical topics on YouTube and Facebook.