RTL Boulevard
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RTL Boulevard is a daily television programme on the Dutch TV channel RTL 4. 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.
History
From the beginning in 2001, Beau van Erven Dorens was the main presenter. He was supported by his co-presenter Albert Verlinde and a daily rotating "expert". On 1 April 2005 Beau Van Erven Dorens moved to Talpa and Daphne Bunskoek (formerly a presenter of the morning program in the Netherlands Public Broadcasting) has taken over his place. When Daphne Bunskoek also left the show, she was replaced by Winston Gerschtanowitz and Humberto Tan.
Regular returning co-presenters were/are:
- Fiona Hering (fashion/lifestyle)
- John van den Heuvel (crime)
- Irene van de Laar (fashion/lifestyle)
- Marc van der Linden (royalty)
- Abraham Moszkowicz (crime, law)
- Peter van der Vorst (royalty)
- Peter R. de Vries (crime)
- Marieke Elsinga
On 16 November 2006, Dutch prime-minister Jan-Peter Balkenende got his chance at executive editing and presenting the program, in the run-up to the 2006 general elections.{{cite web |url=http://www.rtl.nl/(/actueel/rtlboulevard/entertainment/)/components/actueel/rtlboulevard/2006/10_oktober/entertainment/061016_balkenende.xml |title=Balkenende gasthoofdredacteur RTL Boulevard |website=www.rtl.nl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930034404/http://www.rtl.nl/(/actueel/rtlboulevard/entertainment/)/components/actueel/rtlboulevard/2006/10_oktober/entertainment/061016_balkenende.xml |archive-date=2007-09-30}}
In December 2006 the show made headlines all over the world when Eddie Murphy told reporter Matthijs Kleyn the unborn baby of Mel B is not his. A blood test showed him wrong.{{Cite web|url=http://celebrity.lovetoknow.com/Eddie_Murphy_Denies_Pregnant_Singer%E2%80%99s_Claims|work=LoveToKnow Celebrities|title=Eddie Murphy Denies Pregnant Singer's Claims|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228014124/http://celebrity.lovetoknow.com/Eddie_Murphy_Denies_Pregnant_Singer%E2%80%99s_Claims|archive-date=2010-02-28|url-status=dead}}
On 6 July 2021, Dutch investigative journalist and crime reporter Peter R. de Vries was shot in the head after leaving the television studio of RTL Boulevard in Amsterdam, Netherlands.{{Cite news|date=8 July 2021|title=Dit weten we nu over de aanslag op Peter R. de Vries|language=nl|work=NOS|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2388418-dit-weten-we-nu-over-de-aanslag-op-peter-r-de-vries|access-date=8 July 2021}} The show's live broadcast of 9 July was cancelled due to concerns for an attack on the studio.{{Cite news|date=4 July 2021|title='Criminelen overwogen aanslag RTL Boulevard met raketwerper', ook vandaag geen uitzending|language=nl|work=NOS|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2388913-criminelen-overwogen-aanslag-rtl-boulevard-met-raketwerper-ook-vandaag-geen-uitzending|access-date=15 July 2021}}{{Cite news|date=10 July 2021|title=Studio RTL Boulevard ontruimd vanwege 'ernstige dreiging', live-uitzending afgelast|language=nl|work=Algemeen Dagblad|url=https://www.ad.nl/show/studio-rtl-boulevard-ontruimd-vanwege-ernstige-dreiging-live-uitzending-afgelast~a75ff021/|access-date=16 July 2021}} The show of 10 July was cancelled by RTL Nederland. Since then, the show broadcasts from a studio located at Media Park in Hilversum, Netherlands.{{Cite news|date=16 July 2021|title=Extra beveiliging op Mediapark wegens dreiging, hoofdingang NOS afgesloten|language=nl|work=NU.nl|url=https://www.nu.nl/entertainment/6146011/extra-beveiliging-op-mediapark-wegens-dreiging-hoofdingang-nos-afgesloten.html|access-date=16 July 2021}} De Vries died on 15 July 2021.{{Cite news|date=15 July 2021|title=Peter R. de Vries (64) overleden aan verwondingen na moordaanslag|language=nl|work=NU.nl|url=https://www.nu.nl/peter-r-de-vries/6143983/peter-r-de-vries-64-overleden-aan-verwondingen-na-moordaanslag.html|access-date=15 July 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=tt0385459}}
Category:Dutch television talk shows
Category:Dutch-language television shows
Category:Entertainment news shows
Category:2001 Dutch television series debuts
Category:2010s Dutch television series
Category:2020s Dutch television series
Category:RTL 4 original programming
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