Loretta Maxine Schrijver (born 16 May 1956 in

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) is a Dutch television host. Schrijver started working for television after finishing her studies History and Translation Science, after which she became a famous television personality. She was a news anchor for

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from 1989 until 2000 and again from 2001 until 2007, presenting alongside

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among others. In 2000 she exchanged

for the

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and co-hosted the television program ''Alle dieren tellen mee'' (''All animals count''). After working there for a year she decided that public broadcasting didn't suit her and she returned to the RTL News. In 2005 she was acclaimed the most popular news anchor in the Netherlands in a survey. Since 2019 is Schrijver a jury member by the Dutch version of

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Private

In an interview with the

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in May 2001, Loretta Schrijver, whose Jewish father survived the Holocaust, clearly distances herself from the position of victim society tends to put her in because of her family history.

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