Jeroen Kijk in de Vegte (born 14 June 1974) is a Dutch

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and

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. He was one of the

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s in the radio show ''ruuddewild.nl'' presented by

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Career

He was the

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for ''

Eigen Huis & Tuin Eigen Huis & Tuin (''own home and garden'') is a Dutch television program about do it yourself related topics. It started in 1990 and is broadcast on Saturday evenings on RTL 4. It has about half a million viewers weekly. History In 1990 RTL 4 ...

'' from 1996 to 2020. In 2003, he presented the television show ''Veronica Vibes'' which was not very successful. In 2017, he participated in the 17th season of the popular television show ''

Wie is de Mol? ''Wie is de Mol?'' (''English'': ''Who is the Mole?'') is a Dutch adventure reality game show. It is based on the Belgian reality game show '' De Mol'', the original version of the format created in 1998 by Woestijnvis and broadcast on VRT. Fo ...

''. In 2020, he appeared in a special anniversary edition of the show, called ''

Wie is de Mol? Renaissance ''Wie is de Mol? Renaissance'' is a special anniversary season of the Dutch TV series ''Wie is de Mol?'' ("Who is the Mole?"). This All Star edition was announced at the end of the Season 20 finale and in celebration of the series reaching its ...

'', which featured only contestants of previous seasons. He was the titular Mol of that season. Since July 2018, he is the co-host of the morning show ''Jan-Willem Start Op!'' on national public broadcaster

NPO Radio 2 NPO Radio 2 is a public-service radio station from the Netherlands, broadcasting in an adult hits format, focusing on music from the 1980s to the 2010s and current hits, however 1960s and 1970s hits may also air. It is part of the Netherlands P ...

and since August 2008 he is the main voice-over for

RTL Boulevard ''RTL Boulevard'' is a daily television programme on the Dutch TV channel RTL 4. It was set up as a television equivalent of a tabloid, with a lot of airy subjects, news items and gossip about the stars, fashion and criminality. The programme ...

, a daily entertainment news show, on

RTL 4 RTL 4 (Radio Télévision Luxembourg 4) is a Dutch free-to-air, free-to-cable television channel; it is the most-watched commercial station in the country, popular especially with those aged between 20 and 49. RTL 4 is a general entertainment chan ...

In 2021, Jan-Willem Roodbeen and Kijk in de Vegte won the ''Gouden RadioRing 2020'' for their morning radio show ''Jan-Willem Start Op!''.

Personal life

On 6 May 2002, he witnessed the

assassination of Pim Fortuyn Pim Fortuyn, a Dutch politician, was assassinated by Volkert van der Graaf in Hilversum, North Holland on 6 May 2002, nine days before the general election of 2002, in which he was leading the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF). On a few occasions, Fortu ...

in Hilversum, North Holland which took place in a car park outside the radio studio where Fortuyn had just given an interview to Kijk in de Vegte and his colleague

Filmography

As contestant

* 2017: ''

'' * 2020: ''

'' (anniversary season)

References

External links

* Living people 1974 births People from Emmeloord Dutch television presenters Dutch radio presenters Eurovision commentators {{Netherlands-tv-bio-stub