Frits Thors
Frits Thors | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 13, 1909 |
| Occupation(s) | Television and news anchor |
| Notable credit(s) | NTS Journaal RNW AVRO |
Frits Thors (born September 13, 1909) is a retired Dutch journalist and news anchor.[1] Thors is best known has as newscaster at NTS-Journaal from 1965 until 1972.
Biography
Life
Prior to the NTS-Journaal, he had already had a long career as a radio presenter for the AVRO. He made his microphone debut in 1928. During World War II he was one of the few broadcasting employees who did not want to work for the Nazi Germany Propaganda broadcasting service in the Netherlands. In 1944 and 1945 he works for Radio Herrijzend Nederland (Radio Recovering Netherlands) which broadcasts from the already liberated south of the Netherlands. From 1946 on he works as a freelance journalist for the Canadian broadcaster CBC and the Dutch Wereldomroep. [2]
For his 100th birthday on September 13, 2009 the Dutch broadcasting network NOS visited him for a NOS news item at his home. In an interview with NOS-reporter Ulijn Thors appeared extraordinarily clear of spirit. [3]
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