Johannes Langkilde (born 1977) is a Danish journalist, TV host and author who has been with DR since 2013 - first as a Washington D.C.-based US correspondent, then as host of TV Avisen, Det Politiske Talkshow and Aftenshowet. He began his career at TV 2, becoming Denmark's youngest news anchor in 2006. Langkilde has written two books: the reportage work 'Da amerikanerne gik hver til sit' (2017) and the family history 'Min fætter er høvding i Samoa' (2020), published in Denmark, Germany, Austria and the US. The latter traces his great-great-grandfather Hans Alfred Langkilde, who swam ashore in Samoa in the 19th century and founded a large Polynesian family clan.
Johannes Langkilde remains a permanent host on DR1's Aftenshowet, most recently as host of a special broadcast about the historic solar eclipse.
Langkilde hosted a special Aftenshowet broadcast about Trump's threats against Denmark and Europe during an extraordinary EU summit in Brussels.
ALT.dk profiled Langkilde about his conscious focus on maintaining sustainability in a hectic work life after 24 years in the industry.
Johannes Langkilde took over as new host of DR's Aftenshowet from 1 October 2023, after leaving his role as host of TV Avisen.
Langkilde hosted DR's drama documentary series 'Matadorerne' about the struggle for the Danish financial throne in the late 1800s.
