Carole Gaessler was born on February 23, 1968, and is a French television journalist.
After completing her studies at La Sorbonne, where she studied classics, and the IUT de journalisme de Bordeaux, she began her career as a journalist at the Républicain lorrain.
Gaessler's early career took her to RTL TV at Metz, where she worked as an editor for France 3 Lorraine Champagne-Ardenne from 1990 to 1991.
In 1996, she worked on Soir 3, a program presented by Henri Sannier on France 3.
Between 1998 and 2000, Gaessler presented the lunchtime news bulletin 13 heures on France 2, alongside Rachid Arhab.
After a two-year stint in Australia, Gaessler returned to France and became the substitute anchor for David Pujadas on the weekday editions of France 2's evening news program 20 heures in February 2003.
She held this position until August 2006, during which time she co-hosted election night coverage of the 2004 French regional and cantonal elections alongside Daniel Bilalian, and live coverage of the French European Constitution referendum in 2005.
In addition to her work on 20 heures, Gaessler presented the magazine program Immersion Totale on France 2, as well as La France en héritage, a special show dedicated to French history for the European Heritage Days.
Gaessler later became the editor-in-chief and presenter of the weekly consumer news magazine C'est notre affaire on France 5.
In September 2008, she succeeded Marie Drucker as presenter of Soir 3 from Mondays to Thursdays on France 3, and in September 2010, she succeeded Laurent Bignolas as presenter of 19/20 from Mondays to Thursdays on France 3.
Gaessler has two children, a daughter born in 1999 and a son born in 2004.
She is currently the presenter of the Monday to Thursday editions of 19/20 on France 3.
