 Kloeppel also founded the "RTL Journalistenschule für TV und Multimedia" in 2001.He is the school's director and CEO.Alongside Peter Limbourg, Kloeppel moderated the first of two TV election debates between Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and his challenger Edmund Stoiber ahead of the 2002 elections, which was aired live on two of Germany's private television channels during prime-time.