 Alongside Maybrit Illner, Anne Will and Stefan Raab, Kloeppel also moderated the only TV election debate between incumbent Chancellor Angela Merkel and her competitor Peer Steinbrück ahead of the 2013 elections, which was aired live on four of Germany's most-watched television channels during prime-time.Kloeppel has been married to American television producer Carol Sagissor since 1993.Their daughter Geena was born on 21 June 1996.