Twan Huys (born 24 March 1964) is a Dutch journalist, television presenter and author. He is the presenter of the Dutch TV shows ''

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'' and ''

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''. Previously, he worked as a correspondent and presenter for ''

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''. The format of ''College Tour'' was conceived by Huys while working as a U.S.

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in New York City and Washington, D.C. from 1999 until 2007.

Early life and career

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Huys studied at the Academy for Journalism in Tilburg from 1983 until 1986, after which he went to work for the regional broadcasting company in the Dutch province of

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. He then worked for STAD Radio Amsterdam and

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. From 1992 until September 2010, he worked for news program ''NOVA'', and from that month onwards, he has worked for ''NOVA's'' successor, ''

''. In 2018 he took over the talkshow

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from

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after declining views; he couldn't prevent its eventual cancellation and left after one season.

Books

* (1994) ''In opdracht van Hare Majesteit'' (On behalf of Her Majesty) * (2006) ''Ik ben een New Yorker'' (I am a New Yorker) * (2009) ''Meesters'' (Masters) * (2010) ''Over geluk'' (On happiness) * (2013) ''Dertien meesters, één crimineel'' (Thirteen masters, one criminal)

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* * 1964 births Living people Dutch non-fiction writers Dutch television presenters Dutch television journalists Dutch television news presenters Dutch television talk show hosts Dutch reporters and correspondents People from Horst aan de Maas {{Netherlands-journalist-stub