Lauren Verster (born 27 April 1980) is a Dutch programme maker and television presenter.

Early life

Verster was born in

's-Hertogenbosch s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...

. During high school, she worked at the local radio station Boschtion. In addition to her work as a (news) presenter, she also worked on youth programmes. After enrolling in an atheneum she moved to

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. While studying News and Information at the

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, she was taught regional broadcasting in North/West television and local broadcasting in Amsterdam, including filming, editing and presenting.

Career

Her work was noticed by

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and

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. She presented programmes such as the Netherlands Kids' Choice Awards in Nickelodeon ''Alex in the Box'' and ''411'' in

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. She later worked as a filmmaker and appeared as a presenter of " De Jakhalzen" (The Jackals) in the

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programme ''

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'' and ''6pack'' on

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. Verster presented ''Eye Opener'' on

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in 2008. In 2009; she appeared in ''Lauren Verslaat'' (Lauren Downs) at the same broadcaster; in which Verster became a professional photographer for different situations. Verster later presented ''

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'' in 2010. On 30 May 2012, it was announced that Verster had moved to

Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep 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 broa ...

(AVRO). She presented the revived Dutch version of '' Fort Boyard'' with

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 ...

(Season 2) and Freek Bartels (Season 3). She also presented ''Expeditie Poolcirkel'' (Expedition Arctic Circle) and ''Atlas''. She published a book in November 2013, in which she interviewed on the theme of heartbreak. Verster co-presented in ''De Duitsers'' (The Germans), a six-part series for

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, every Wednesday, from 8 January 2014 for

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. Along with Art Rooijakkers, she presented six episodes of the

AVROTROS AVROTROS () is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster that is part of the Dutch public broadcasting system. It was founded in 2014 as the result of a merger between the Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) and the Televisie Radio Omroep St ...

programme ''Bureau Rooijakkers en Verster'' (Office Rooijakkers and Verster) in early 2014, where social issues are vetted legally and scientifically.

Personal life

Verster had a relationship with journalist and television producer Jort Kelder from early 2011 until the summer of 2015.

Bibliography

References

External links

* (

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