Rutger Castricum
Rutger Castricum | |
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Born | The Hague, Netherlands | 29 May 1979
Occupation(s) | Journalist, broadcaster and presenter |
Rutger Castricum (born 29 May 1979) is a Dutch journalist and presenter, who is known as reporter for the PowNews television programme by the Dutch broadcaster PowNed and previously for the blog Geenstijl.[1]
On 26 April 2007, Castricum was arrested with his cameraman for filming under women's skirts to raise a point about the design of a parking garage in Heerhugowaard.[2] The case was eventually dismissed.[3]
He presented the 2015 television show Niet lullen maar poetsen about young people from wealthy families in Rotterdam trying to build their own company.[4][5] In March 2017, Castricum and Maxim Hartman made the show Rutger & Maxim kiezen partij in the days before the 2017 Dutch general election.[6] In 2018, he presented the television show Weg met de buren! in which he looks at neighbor disputes.[7][8] In the same year, he presented the documentary Marokko op 1 about Morocco competing in the 2018 FIFA World Cup and Moroccans in the Netherlands.[8][9] He also created the documentaries Druk!, Feyenoord op 1 and Emmen op 1.[9][10]
He presented the quiz show De Bluffer in 2021.[11][12] In 2023, Castricum was nominated for the Sonja Barend Award, awarded annually for best television interview.[13] He was nominated for an episode of his 2023 television show Rutger en de Nationalisten in which he looks at nationalism.[13]
Castricum also presented the political television shows De Hofbar and De Hofkar.[9][14] In 2025, he presented the show Hofstad & Land in which he talks to citizens and politicians about issues in society.[14] As of June 2025[update], he is scheduled to present the show Nog Eén Keer Fit in which former footballers Wesley Sneijder, Wim Kieft and Royston Drenthe train to regain their fitness.[15][16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wie is er nog bang voor Rutger Castricum?". Cover article of Vrij Nederland (in Dutch). 20 November 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ Fleischbaum (26 April 2007). "Rutger en Twan opgepakt". GeenStijl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 25 January 2025.
- ^ "'Mensen pikken gewoon heel veel'". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 29 October 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Powned maakt nieuwe televisieserie over Rotterdamse jongeren". NU.nl (in Dutch). 23 November 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ Tienhooven, Gudo (9 December 2015). "Koen 'Kardashian' en Gigi in eigen realityserie". AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Rutger Castricum en Maxim Hartman maken verkiezingsshow". NU.nl (in Dutch). 7 February 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ Tomas, Irma (28 May 2018). "Rutger Castricum presenteert Weg Met de Buren!" [Rutger Castricum presents Weg Met de Buren!]. Televizier.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Rutger Castricum meer de diepte in". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 14 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ a b c "Rutger Castricum slaat nieuwe weg in". Panorama (in Dutch). 19 January 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "PowNed toont eerste Eredivisie-jaar van FC Emmen". NU.nl (in Dutch). 22 October 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ Tomas, Irma (20 April 2021). "PowNed maakt een quiz met bedriegers". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Hierom besloot Rutger Castricum het roer om te gooien". Shownieuws (in Dutch). 30 April 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Kasem, Castricum en Ten Napel maken kans op Sonja Barend Award". NU.nl (in Dutch). 26 September 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Rutger Castricum verruimt zijn blik in zijn nieuwe programma Hofstad & Land". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 28 January 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ Noordink, Anton (20 June 2025). "Wesley Sneijder en Wim Kieft strijden tegen kilo's in nieuw programma Nog Eén Keer Fit". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ Jansen, Dennis (20 June 2025). "Ex-voetballers Wesley Sneijder en Wim Kieft in nieuw fitprogramma bij PowNed". AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 June 2025.