''RTL Boulevard'' is a daily television programme on the

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TV channel

RTL 4 RTL 4 (Radio Télévision Luxembourg 4) is a Dutch 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 channel with in ...

. 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 is renowned for its sarcastic and cynical tone.

History

From the beginning in 2001,

Beau van Erven Dorens Beau van Erven Dorens (born 24 December 1970) is a Dutch television presenter, actor and voice actor. He is known for presenting many television programs, including ''Deal or No Deal'', ''RTL Boulevard'', ''Het Zesde Zintuig'' and ''Beau Five Da ...

was the main presenter. He was supported by his co-presenter

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and a daily rotating "expert". On 1 April 2005 Beau Van Erven Dorens moved to

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and

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(formerly a presenter of the morning program in the

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) has taken over his place. When Daphne Bunskoek also left the show, she was replaced by

Winston Gerschtanowitz Winston Ronald Gerschtanowitz (born 2 October 1976, in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch presenter and actor. Education Gerschtanowitz completed a HAVO education at the Keizer Karel College in Amstelveen. Career Gerschtanowitz' first beca ...

and

Humberto Tan Humberto Tan-A-Kiam (born 26 October 1965), better known as Humberto Tan, is a Dutch radio and television presenter, sports journalist and writer of Surinamese descent. Career After obtaining his vwo-diploma Tan studied law at the University ...

. Regular returning co-presenters were/are: * Fiona Hering (fashion/lifestyle) *

John van den Heuvel John van den Heuvel (born 26 December 1962) is a Dutch crime journalist, television presenter and former police officer. Career Since 1990, he works as crime reporter at the newspaper '' De Telegraaf''. He often appears in the television pr ...

(crime) * Irene van de Laar (fashion/lifestyle) * Marc van der Linden (royalty) *

Abraham Moszkowicz Abraham Maarten 'Bram' Moszkowicz (; born 26 June 1960) is a Dutch jurist and former lawyer. Early life and education Abraham Maarten Moszkowicz was born on 26 June 1960 in Maastricht in the Netherlands. He is the son of Berthe Bessant and law ...

(crime, law) * Peter van der Vorst (royalty) * Peter R. de Vries (crime) On 16 November 2006, Dutch prime-minister

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got his chance at executive editing and presenting the program, in the run-up to the 2006 general elections. In December 2006 the show made headlines all over the world when

Eddie Murphy Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer. He rose to fame on the sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'', for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984. Murphy has als ...

told reporter

Matthijs Kleyn Matthijs Kleyn (born 24 June 1979 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch television presenter, novelist, and tabloid journalist. In December 2006 Kleyn made headlines all over the world when Eddie Murphy told him in an interview for RTL Boulevard the unborn ...

the unborn baby of Mel B is not his. A blood test showed him wrong. On 6 July 2021, Dutch

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and crime reporter Peter R. de Vries was shot in the head after leaving the television studio of ''RTL Boulevard'' in

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, Netherlands. The show's live broadcast of 9 July was cancelled due to concerns for an attack on the studio. The show of 10 July was cancelled by

RTL Nederland RTL Nederland is a Dutch media network, a subsidiary of the RTL Group. The media company is located in Hilversum, although the licences of its TV stations are issued in Luxembourg. History The history of the network dates back to 1989 when dut ...

. Since then, the show broadcasts from a studio located at Media Park in

Hilversum Hilversum () is a city and municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. Located in the heart of the Gooi, it is the largest urban centre in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller towns. Hilvers ...

, Netherlands. De Vries

died Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...

on 15 July 2021.

References

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* Dutch television talk shows Dutch-language television shows Tabloid journalism Entertainment news shows 2001 Dutch television series debuts 2000s Dutch television series 2010s Dutch television series 2020s Dutch television series RTL 4 original programming {{Netherlands-tv-prog-stub