Reinhard Appel (February 21, 1927, in Königshütte – June 26, 2011, in Bonn) was a German journalist and television presenter.

Appel worked as journalist for German broadcasters. He was married and had three children.^[1]

• 1970: Special contributions at Adolf-Grimme-Preis
• 1972: Theodor Wolff Prize
• 1972: Goldene Kamera in category best moderation for Journalisten fragen – Politiker antworten
• 1976: Bundesverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
• 1981: Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

• Works by and about Reinhard Appel in the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (German Digital Library)
• Literature by and about Reinhard Appel in the German National Library catalogue
• reinhard-appel.de – private homepage