Frits Thors
Encyclopedia
Frits Thors is a retired Dutch
journalist and news anchor. Thors is best known as the newscaster of the NTS
-Journaal from 1965 until 1972.
-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 worked for Radio Herrijzend Nederland (Radio Recovering Netherlands) which broadcasted 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.
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.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
journalist and news anchor. Thors is best known as the newscaster of the NTS
Nederlandse Omroep Stichting
The Nederlandse Omroep Stichting , English: Netherlands Broadcasting Foundation, is one of the broadcasters in the Netherlands Public Broadcasting system...
-Journaal from 1965 until 1972.
Life
Prior to the NTSNederlandse Omroep Stichting
The Nederlandse Omroep Stichting , English: Netherlands Broadcasting Foundation, is one of the broadcasters in the Netherlands Public Broadcasting system...
-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
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
he was one of the few broadcasting employees who did not want to work for the Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
Propaganda
Propaganda
Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group....
broadcasting service in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. In 1944 and 1945 he worked for Radio Herrijzend Nederland (Radio Recovering Netherlands) which broadcasted from the already liberated south of the Netherlands. From 1946 on he works as a freelance journalist for the Canadian broadcaster CBC
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
and the Dutch Wereldomroep.
For his 100th birthday on September 13, 2009 the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
broadcasting network NOS
Nederlandse Omroep Stichting
The Nederlandse Omroep Stichting , English: Netherlands Broadcasting Foundation, is one of the broadcasters in the Netherlands Public Broadcasting system...
visited him for a NOS news item at his home. In an interview with NOS
Nederlandse Omroep Stichting
The Nederlandse Omroep Stichting , English: Netherlands Broadcasting Foundation, is one of the broadcasters in the Netherlands Public Broadcasting system...
-reporter Ulijn Thors appeared extraordinarily clear of spirit.