Han Peekel

Han Peekel
Born(1947-10-06)6 October 1947
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died14 December 2022(2022-12-14) (aged 75)
Sanur, Indonesia
NationalityDutch
Occupation(s)television producer and television presenter

Han Peekel (6 October 1947 – 14 December 2022) was a Dutch television producer, writer, radio- and television presenter. He was best known as presenter of television programs as Wordt Vervolgd [nl] and TV Monument [nl]. Peekel also produced television shows and wrote books.[1][2]

Biography

Peekel started in the 1960s as a singer of Dutch songs and was presenter at Radio Veronica. He became known for his television appearenaces. The television program Wordt Vervolgd [nl] about comics and cartoons started in 1983 and Peekel presented the program for seventeen years. Since 2009 he was the presenter of TV Monument [nl].[3]

In 2012 he became Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau for his services to television, radio and cabaret. He received the award from the mayor of Hilversum Pieter Broertjes.[3]

Peekel died during a holiday in Sanur at the Indonesian island Bali on 14 December 2022, at the age of 75.[1][2]

Comic cameo appearances

Peekel had a cameo appearance in the comics

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Televisiemaker Han Peekel (75), bekend van Wordt Vervolgd, onverwacht overleden". Trouw (in Dutch). 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Televisiemaker Han Peekel, die Peter R. de Vries als laatste interviewde, overlijdt tijdens vakantie". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Televisiemaker Han Peekel (75) overleden". NOS (in Dutch). 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.