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AVRO, short for Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep ("General Association of Radio Broadcasting"), was a Dutch public broadcasting association operating within the framework of the Nederlandse Publieke Omroep system. It was the first public broadcaster in the Netherlands. In 2014 AVRO merged with fellow broadcaster TROS to form AVROTROS. History On 8 July 1923, Hilversumsche Draadlooze Omroep was launched by the Nederlandsche Seintoestellen Fabriek (in English: Dutch Transmitter Factory) under supervision of Willem Vogt. On 21 July 1923, it provided the very first regular radio broadcast in the Netherlands. In 1927 it changed its name into Algemeene Nederlandsche Radio Omroep (ANRO), followed soon by a merger with Nederlandsche Omroep Vereeniging (NOV). On 28 December 1927, the two merged broadcasters continued as Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep (A.V.R.O., in English: "General Association of Radio Broadcasting"). In 1938, AVRO sponsored what was the strongest chess tournamen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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AVRO, short for Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep ("General Association of Radio Broadcasting"), was a Dutch public broadcasting association operating within the framework of the Nederlandse Publieke Omroep system. It was the first public broadcaster in the Netherlands. In 2014 AVRO merged with fellow broadcaster TROS to form AVROTROS. History On 8 July 1923, Hilversumsche Draadlooze Omroep was launched by the Nederlandsche Seintoestellen Fabriek (in English: Dutch Transmitter Factory) under supervision of Willem Vogt. On 21 July 1923, it provided the very first regular radio broadcast in the Netherlands. In 1927 it changed its name into Algemeene Nederlandsche Radio Omroep (ANRO), followed soon by a merger with Nederlandsche Omroep Vereeniging (NOV). On 28 December 1927, the two merged broadcasters continued as Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep (A.V.R.O., in English: "General Association of Radio Broadcasting"). In 1938, AVRO sponsored what was the strongest chess tournamen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koefnoen
''Koefnoen'' (say: ''koof noon'') was a popular Dutch television show, aired by the AVRO between 2004 and 2016. The first episode aired on 17 September 2004. The sketches on this show were taking a look at the past week. Most characters in ''Koefnoen'' were done by Dutch comedians Owen Schumacher and Paul Groot. A few other comedians supported them in the show. A lot of these comedians previously worked for ''Kopspijkers'', another Dutch television show. 'Koefnoen' is a Dutch-Yiddish word and means "for free". The word comes from 'kuf' and 'nun', the names of two Hebrew letters, equal to 'K' and 'N' which are the first letters of the words "Kost Niks", Dutch for "costs nothing". External links * {{in lang, nl} Koefnoenon the AVRO AVRO, short for Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep ("General Association of Radio Broadcasting"), was a Dutch public broadcasting association operating within the framework of the Nederlandse Publieke Omroep system. It was the first public broad . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ageeth Scherphuis
Ageeth Scherphuis (30 March 1933 - 16 April 2012), was a Dutch journalist who broke into television, initially as an announcer. She went on to work in children's television. Subsequently she worked as a television reporter, moderator, commentator and programme maker, achieving a number of significant "firsts for a woman" in the process. In her later career she used her fame to become an articulate advocate for feminist causes. Posthumously it is both for her television work and as an influential women's rights advocate that she is remembered and, by admirers, celebrated. Biography Provenance and early years Alberta Geertruida "Ageeth" Scherphuis was born, the elder of her parents' two daughters, at Zaandam, a commercially dynamic town with a rich maritime history. Frederik Johannes Jan Scherphuis (1905-1989), her father, was a successful dentist. The family was prosperous. Neeltje Elisabeth Laban (1907-1994), her mother worked as practice manager for her husband. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sipke Jan Bousema
Sipke Jan Bousema (Dokkum, 15 August 1976) is a Dutch presenter and actor. Bousema made his television debut in January 1999 at Teleac (broadcaster), Teleac/NOT as the presenter for ''Schooltv Weekjournaal''. Career In the past he has presented many programmes for AVRO including ''Museumbende'', ''ZipZoo: coordinate X'' and ''ZipZoo: WorldWide''. Since 2004 he has been a voice-over on ''Heartbeat VIPS''. In 2003, Bousema played the role of student Joris van Kampen in ''De Schippers van de Kameleon''. In 2005, he presented the premiere of ''Kameleon 2'' as well as having his own TV drama ''Sipke Jan and the Mystery of the Magical Ball''. The show was a success and in January 2006 it was repeated two times. Since 2002 Bousema has been an ambassador for United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF. Bousema presented the Dutch TV show, ''Junior Songfestival'', to select a contestant for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 and presented the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Rotter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pia Dijkstra
Pia Dijkstra (born 9 December 1954 in Franeker) is a Dutch politician and chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Dutch House of Representatives (Netherlands), House of Representatives. Ms Dijkstra is a member of Democrats 66 (D66) and has been an MP since 17 June 2010. Before she was elected to parliament, she was a television (news presenter, news) presenter. From 1988 to 2000 she was news anchor of the main Dutch public news broadcaster NOS Journaal. References *Parlement.com biography External links *House of Representatives biography 1954 births Living people Democrats 66 politicians Dutch television news presenters Dutch reporters and correspondents Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) People from Franekeradeel Protestant Church Christians from the Netherlands 21st-century Dutch politicians 21st-century Dutch women politicians Women television journalists {{Netherlands-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Steeman
Jan Steeman (23 May 1933 – 24 January 2018) was a Dutch comics artist, best known for his association football comic ''Roel Dijkstra'' and ''Noortje'', a comic strip about a bumbling teenage girl published in ''Tina''. The latter runs for more than 40 years in succession, making it the longest-running Dutch comic strip by the self-same artist. His scriptwriter for ''Noortje'' was Patty Klein while his son Lucas has taken over the comic. Steeman won the 2005 Stripschapprijs The Stripschapprijs is a Dutch prize awarded to comic creators for their entire body of work. It is awarded annually by the ''Stripschap'', the Dutch Society of comics fans, since 1974. The prize is non-pecuniary, but is considered the most import .... He died on 24 January 2018 from kidney failure. References 1933 births 2018 deaths Dutch comics artists Dutch illustrators People from Schagen Deaths from kidney failure Winners of the Stripschapsprijs {{cartoonist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Ekdom
Gerard Ekdom (born 26 March 1978, in Utrecht) is a Dutch radio DJ formerly at the radio stations NPO Radio 2 and the 3FM. Programs he hosted include Arbeidsvitaminen (lit. ''labour vitamines'', a Dutch term for music played while doing manual labor) between September 2001 and September 2010) on weekdays from 10:00 until 12:00 am, "Effe Ekdom" (September 2010-October 2015) as well as the Friday evening show Ekstra Weekend, together with Michiel Veenstra. Biography From early in life, Gerard Ekdom had the ambition to become a DJ. As a young talent, he was frequently asked as a drive-in jockey since he was fourteen. He started his radio career at local station Radio De Bilt. He has worked for the Stadsomroep Utrecht and NEW Dance Radio. He owes his career in part to DJ Fred Siebelink. Ekdom met Siebelink one day in Utrecht, recognizing him by his voice, and introduced himself. Siebelink spotted the boy's talent and showed him around the Stadsomroep, which was happy to employ h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornald Maas
Cornald Maas is a Dutch television presenter who has been known for presenting talk shows in the Netherlands. He is the brother of Frans Maas. Early career He was an editor involved in ''The Scream of the Lion'' (VARA) with Paul de Leeuw, ''Sonja on Saturday'' (VARA) with Sonja Barend and ''Rolling Fire'' ( NOS) with Philip Freriks and Leoni Jansen. Eurovision Song Contest In 2004 and 2005 Maas provided the Dutch commentary for the Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals. He took over as regular commentator for the Dutch television in 2006 for both the semi's and the final after the regular Dutch commentator Willem van Beusekom stepped down and subsequently died the week of the contest from colon cancer. In 2006 and 2007 he co-hosted the finals with Paul de Leeuw (who was the spokesperson for the Netherlands). De Leeuw was providing the commentary from the Netherlands via satellite project Olympus. On 29 June 2010 Maas announced he would not be commenting at The 56th Eurovision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chantal Janzen
Chantal Janzen (; born 15 February 1979) is a Dutch actress, singer and TV presenter. She had parts in '' The Preacher'', ''Full Moon Party'' and '' Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo'' and presented '' Idols''. She also played Belle in the Dutch musical production of ''Beauty and the Beast'' (noted for being the first Belle with blonde hair) and Jane in ''Tarzan''. From late 2011 to mid 2012, she starred as Glinda in the musical ''Wicked''. She also sang a song against cancer, called "Vecht Mee" (English: Fight With Us) with Dutch rapper Yes-R. Internationally, she's best known for co-hosting '' Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light'' and the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. Life and career Janzen was born in Tegelen. She studied at the Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten. She was taught in classical, modern, jazz and tapdance, acting, singing and musical repertoire. She played in several musicals, including '' Crazy For You'', ''Kunt u mij de weg naar Hamelen vertellen, mijnheer?'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Mol (TV Series)
''De Mol'' (''The Mole'') is a Belgian reality game show that originally aired from 6 December 1998 to 19 March 2000 and again from 19 January to 16 March 2003 on TV1 with Michiel Devlieger as host. A revival has aired since 1 February 2016 on VIER with Gilles De Coster as host. The show won the famous Rose d'Or award in 2000. The format has been licensed in 40 countries from all around the world. Players in ''The Mole'' must work together to complete various physical and mental challenges to build up a significant prize for the winner. One of them, however, is "the Mole", a double agent hired by the producers to sabotage the efforts of the group. The Mole must be careful to avoid drawing too much suspicion to himself or herself. Using journals, players must track vast amounts of data about the person(s) they suspect of being the Mole, such as seating positions, clothing colors, minor discussion topics, and so on. The quiz at the end of each episode tests players' knowledge of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wie Is De Mol? (Dutch TV Series)
''Wie is de Mol?'' (''English'': ''Who is the Mole?'') is a Dutch adventure reality Reality is the sum or aggregate of all that is real or existent within a system, as opposed to that which is only imaginary. The term is also used to refer to the ontological status of things, indicating their existence. In physical terms, r ... game show. It is based on the Belgian reality game show ''De Mol (TV series), De Mol'', the original version of the format created in 1998 by Woestijnvis and broadcast on Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie, VRT. Format ''Wie is de Mol?'' is a reality television competition involving 10 candidates. These candidates travel to a foreign country where they have to complete assignments to earn money to fill the prize pot. However, one of the participants is the Mole. The mole's goal is to sabotage the assignments and cause the other candidates to fail and to keep the total amount of money in the pot as low as possible. The other candidates do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TopPop
''TopPop'' is the first regular dedicated pop music television series in the Dutch language area. The Netherlands broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 22 September 1970, to 27 June 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted for its first fifteen years. The creator and original director of ''TopPop'' was Rien van Wijk. Many other directors followed: Egbert van Hees, Geert Popma, Henk Renou, Chris Berger, Jessy Winkelman, Wim van der Linden, Bert van der Veer and Charly Noise. Although ''TopPop'' was inspired by British music programme ''Top of the Pops'', it had its own character. Description The main approach was to let music artists Lip sync, mime to their latest hit record in the ''TopPop'' studio. However, most music acts in the Netherlands, Dutch pop charts were foreign to the Netherlands, and frequently not available for a performance in the studio. If this was the case, it was sometimes possible for the ''TopPop'' camera crew to meet the artist at another location. Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
