Matthijs van Nieuwkerk: “I noticed that it was coming to an end” | Entertainment

entertainment">“Making and presenting a live talk show every day, while being tormented by my tireless wish to be as original as possible, I noticed that it was coming to an end,” said the 59-year-old presenter.

entertainment">Van Nieuwkerk previously received offers from RTL and Talpa. ,,I have doubted. The grass is green on the other side of the hills and there are also very inspiring people working there. But I got a plan for a Saturday night program, and I think that the ingredients and flavors that I want to use for that fit mainly with the public broadcaster. We know each other well. And that is not for nothing, “he tells the AD.

Tireless wish

entertainment">,, I have thought about that for a long time and maybe that is a good thing, because in the end it dawned on me slowly but surely that I no longer wanted to work that intensively for a longer period. Making and presenting a live talk show every day, while being teased by my indefatigable desire to be as original as possible, I noticed that it was coming to an end. I lift the sails and leave the wild waves on the way to slightly calmer water. “

entertainment">Van Nieuwkerk opts for free time instead of money. “Money has never been the most important reason for choosing work. So it wasn’t when I stayed with the public broadcaster six years ago. If I had been a gold digger, I would have worked for at least ten years with the commercial broadcaster.

entertainment">The regular discussion about his salary did not disturb him excessively. “Of course I prefer to talk about the programs I make. Anyway, public money requires political accountability. I think so too. If you work more than average, have more than average success and mean more than average for a channel you can earn more than average. That logic has now been abolished. “

entertainment">Van Nieuwkerk also has ambitions to get started in Belgium. The annual Top 2000 á Go-Go will continue as usual.

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