“I decided to stop because I feel that it is now the time for that,” the 77-year-old striker explains his decision. “Making radio is the best thing there is. But I also notice that it costs me more and more energy and I don’t want to let this be at the expense of my listeners and myself.”
Frits Ritmeester, as the radio maker is actually called, has been presenting the language state for KRO-NCRV on NPO Radio 1 since January 2014. The program is all about the Dutch language. In the past he also presented programs such as The evening rush hour, time for two in With a view to tomorrow.
Knight in the Order of Oranje-Nassau
The presenter won various prizes in his career. In 1999 he received the silver travel microphone and in 2008 the Marconi Oeuvre Award. That year he was also appointed Knight in the Order of Oranje-Nassau.
In 2023 he had already hinted that he would stop making radio within five years.
