Hein van Nievelt

Hein van Nievelt (2 July 1942 – 5 November 2022) was a Dutch television presenter, director and contributing editor who was active between 1969 and 1999. Besides being a news announcer for the TROS, he presented television programs including: Kieskeurig, TROS Aktua and Voetbal plus.[1][2][3]

Hein van Nievelt
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Van Nievelt in 1963
Born(1942-07-02)2 July 1942
Jakarta, Dutch East Indies
Died5 November 2022(2022-11-05) (aged 80)
NationalityDutch
Occupationtelevision presenter, director and contributing editor

Biography

Van Nievelt was born at a Japanese-run internment camp during World War II in Jakarta, Dutch East Indies in 1942.[4]

After working for some years at the Wereldomroep as a radio producer, Van Nievelt moved to the TROS in the early 1970s. At TROS he worked also radio programs including TROS Aktua (radio), TROS Sport and Toerja Toernee. Afterwards he started working for the television. He became a member of TROS Aktua (television) and stopped working for the radio. In TROS Sport he had a programm about rally sport and at Kieskeurig he also presented car related topics. Later he became editor of 2-Vandaag and director of the television program Spreekuur.[1][5]

Van Nievelt died on 5 November 2022 at the age of 80 years.[1][6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Voormalig TROS-presentator Hein van Nievelt overleden". spreekbuis.nl (in Nederlands). 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  2. ""Ik heb een snel schip maar vaar héél rustig"". De Telegraaf (in Nederlands). 7 September 1991. Retrieved 21 October 2022 – via Delpher.
  3. "Hein van Nievelt: duizendpoot bij de TROS". Algemeen Dagblad (in Nederlands). 13 February 1975. Retrieved 21 October 2022 – via Delpher.
  4. Bio Hein van Nievelt, showbizzsite.be, (in Dutch)
  5. "Hein". Het Parool (in Nederlands). 13 February 1980. Retrieved 21 October 2022 – via Delpher.
  6. "Oud-TROS-presentator Hein van Nievelt (80) overleden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Nederlands). 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.