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Company name:
Het Gesprek
Company founding date:
2 October 2007
Place of business:
Amsterdam
Names of founders:
Ruud Hendriks, Derk Sauer, Frits Barend
Ages of founders:
49
About the company:
Het Gesprek provides inspiration, news and substance in shows on current events, society, culture and the media. Het Gesprek is a 24-hour a day digital broadcast on channel 25, as well as an analogue broadcast on cable between 14.00 and 02.00 hours. The broadcaster is also available on the Web at www.hetgesprek.nl.
Current project:
Het Gesprek.
Source of inspiration:
Canvas, Channel 4, BBC2.
My big idea:
Marrying Annemieke.
Favourite tools:
My MacBook Pro, iPhone and Traktor 3.
Favourite website:
www.protonradio.org
Hobby:
Music in the most general sense of the word; however, as a DJ mainly House, Minimal and Techno.
Best advice I ever received:
My grandmother always said: "Don’t be angry, be inquisitive".
Biggest blunder:
Sport 7
Tips for professional colleagues:
Never believe in your own myth.
As an ambassador of Utrecht, I would...
Immediately ask for a transfer to Amsterdam.
Company website:
www.hetgesprek.nl
Company email address: