Michiel Veenstra
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Arjan Michiel Sander Veenstra (Almelo
, 6 March 1976) is a radio-dj for the NTR
on 3FM
. He presents the program MetMichiel every Monday to Thursday between 19.00 and 22.00. On Friday he can be heard between 7:00 PM and 10:00 PM with Ekstra Weekend
.
conglomerate. Here, he presented the saturdaynight show 'Lucky Night'. Furthermore, he presented a daily morningshow on this station: Wierden wordt wakker (Wierden wakes up).
Through other local stations, he ended up with Radio 538
in 1997, where he first became producer for Rick van Velthuysen. Later on, Veenstra also produces for Erik de Zwart
, Wessel van Diepen
en Jeroen Nieuwenhuize. Next to his role in the morning show The Morning J.E.M., Veenstra gets his own nightprogram after a while (sometimes with Erik-Jan Rosendahl) and he is the 538-website webmaster
.
In 2000, Veenstra leaves 538 Radio to start his own internet company, called Angry Bytes. He also starts making radio for Kink FM with the shows Sunday Bloody Sunday and Outlaw Classix. When parent company Veronica restarts Radio Veronica
in 2002, Veenstra decides to transfer to this new station. For over a year, he's the only DJ on air, which is transmitted through cable only.
During the summer of 2003, chances take a turn for Radio Veronica as it is merged with Sky Radio. The station gets a 80's en 90's-format and goes on air. At the new Radio Veronica, Veenstra also presents the show Veenstra uit de veren (Veenstra gets up) every morning between 04.00 and 06.00 and he's also sidekick, with Alexander Stevens, from 06.00 until 09.00 for the Curry & the Crew show with Adam Curry
. In this show, Veenstra presents a week long radio show from army base Camp Smitty in Iraq
and from a Las Vegas
night club, among other things. When Adam Curry leaves in September 2004, Veenstra starts working with successor Jeroen van Inkel. And on Friday night, there's the Veenstravaganza! show. He receives a young talent award from the Marconi Award jury, an important radio prize.
In 2005 Veenstra transfers again, this time to join 3FM, where he makes the eveningshow MetMichiel for the NTR. Starting September 2006 he can also be heard on fridaynight, together with Gerard Ekdom
in the Ekstra Weekend
show. Michiel is also the regular substitute for Giel Beelen
, for the morning show GIEL as well as the Friday night show Nachtegiel. Also, Veenstra could be heard substituting Rob Stenders
in his show Stenders Eetvermaak, which they would rename Veenstra's Vreetvermaak (Roughly translated: Veenstra's Munch Madness).
On Friday 27 April 2007 Michiel Veenstra writes radio history by being the first ever radio maker to host a live radio show from the North Pole
. This was for the Noordpool FM project.
Veenstra once featured in a carshow on Dutch television with his car 'Henk'. Henk has been replaced by Ferry, but Veenstra still reminisces sometimes with the catch phrase Henk if you're horny. He also did some voice-over work for the show, which was called De Grote Beurt. Michiel Veenstra's voice can also be heard in multiple NPS TV programs.
Almelo
Almelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres in the town are Aadorp, Almelo, Mariaparochie and Bornerbroek....
, 6 March 1976) is a radio-dj for the NTR
NTR
- Organizations :* National Transcontinental Railway, a historic Canadian railway* Omroep NTR, a Dutch public service broadcaster, created in 2010 by the merger of the Nederlandse Programma Stichting, 'Teleac and RVU* NTR plc, Irish infrastructure company...
on 3FM
3FM
3FM is a Dutch radio station on the NPO which broadcasts popular music. It can be compared with BBC Radio 1.-History:3FM was created as Hilversum 3 by minister Maarten Vrolijk on 11 October 1965, to counterbalance the popular offshore station Radio Veronica...
. He presents the program MetMichiel every Monday to Thursday between 19.00 and 22.00. On Friday he can be heard between 7:00 PM and 10:00 PM with Ekstra Weekend
Ekstra Weekend
Ekstra Weekend is a Dutch radio broadcast by the Dutch public broadcaster NTR for 3FM. The show airs at Friday nights between 7 and 10 pm. The show is hosted by Gerard Ekdom and Michiel Veenstra. The name of Ekstra weekend is a contraction of the last names of the two hosts...
.
Biography
Veenstra made his first radioshow in 1992 on pirate radio. Two years later he got his own show at Regio FM, the local radio station of the WierdenWierden
Wierden is a town and a municipality in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel.The municipality of Wierden also includes the following towns, villages and townships:Enter, Hoge Hexel, Ypelo, Notter, Rectum, Zuna....
conglomerate. Here, he presented the saturdaynight show 'Lucky Night'. Furthermore, he presented a daily morningshow on this station: Wierden wordt wakker (Wierden wakes up).
Through other local stations, he ended up with Radio 538
Radio 538
Radio 538 is a Dutch commercial radio station aimed at young people. It has a broad format which includes Top 40, dance, R&B and recent hits...
in 1997, where he first became producer for Rick van Velthuysen. Later on, Veenstra also produces for Erik de Zwart
Erik de Zwart
Erik de Zwart is a Dutch radio and television maker, former D.J., former Music Box, The Music Factory and MTV V.J...
, Wessel van Diepen
Wessel van Diepen
Wessel van Diepen , was a Dutch radio host for Radio 538 and is the most successful dance-pop music producer in Dutch history....
en Jeroen Nieuwenhuize. Next to his role in the morning show The Morning J.E.M., Veenstra gets his own nightprogram after a while (sometimes with Erik-Jan Rosendahl) and he is the 538-website webmaster
Webmaster
A webmaster , also called a web architect, web developer, site author, or website administrator is a person responsible for maintaining one or many websites...
.
In 2000, Veenstra leaves 538 Radio to start his own internet company, called Angry Bytes. He also starts making radio for Kink FM with the shows Sunday Bloody Sunday and Outlaw Classix. When parent company Veronica restarts Radio Veronica
Radio Veronica
Radio Veronica was an offshore radio station that began broadcasting in 1960, and broadcast from offshore for over fourteen years. It was set up by independent radio, TV and household electrical retailers in the Netherlands to stimulate the sales of radio receivers by providing an alternative to...
in 2002, Veenstra decides to transfer to this new station. For over a year, he's the only DJ on air, which is transmitted through cable only.
During the summer of 2003, chances take a turn for Radio Veronica as it is merged with Sky Radio. The station gets a 80's en 90's-format and goes on air. At the new Radio Veronica, Veenstra also presents the show Veenstra uit de veren (Veenstra gets up) every morning between 04.00 and 06.00 and he's also sidekick, with Alexander Stevens, from 06.00 until 09.00 for the Curry & the Crew show with Adam Curry
Adam Curry
Adam Clark Curry is a broadcasting and Internet personality well known for his stint from 1987 to 1994 as a video jockey on the music video channel MTV. In the mid-1990s, Curry was a World Wide Web entrepreneur and one of the first celebrities to personally create and administer a Web site...
. In this show, Veenstra presents a week long radio show from army base Camp Smitty in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
and from a Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
night club, among other things. When Adam Curry leaves in September 2004, Veenstra starts working with successor Jeroen van Inkel. And on Friday night, there's the Veenstravaganza! show. He receives a young talent award from the Marconi Award jury, an important radio prize.
In 2005 Veenstra transfers again, this time to join 3FM, where he makes the eveningshow MetMichiel for the NTR. Starting September 2006 he can also be heard on fridaynight, together with Gerard Ekdom
Gerard Ekdom
Gerard Ekdom is a radio-dj at the Dutch radio station 3FM. Since September 2001 until September 2010 he hosted the show Arbeidsvitaminen each weekday from 10:00 until 12:00 am...
in the Ekstra Weekend
Ekstra Weekend
Ekstra Weekend is a Dutch radio broadcast by the Dutch public broadcaster NTR for 3FM. The show airs at Friday nights between 7 and 10 pm. The show is hosted by Gerard Ekdom and Michiel Veenstra. The name of Ekstra weekend is a contraction of the last names of the two hosts...
show. Michiel is also the regular substitute for Giel Beelen
Giel Beelen
Michiel Antonius Adrianus Beelen, better known as Giel Beelen is a Dutch radio-dj and presentator. Currently he presents the VARA morning show GIEL at 3FM from Monday till Friday between 6:00 and 10:00 am...
, for the morning show GIEL as well as the Friday night show Nachtegiel. Also, Veenstra could be heard substituting Rob Stenders
Rob Stenders
Rob Stenders is a Dutch radio DJ.Stenders had a long lasting career in radio starting with local radio stations. Stenders followed up Edwin Evers in the 3FM morning show "Stenders Vroeg" for the public radio and television company "VARA"...
in his show Stenders Eetvermaak, which they would rename Veenstra's Vreetvermaak (Roughly translated: Veenstra's Munch Madness).
On Friday 27 April 2007 Michiel Veenstra writes radio history by being the first ever radio maker to host a live radio show from the North Pole
North Pole
The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is, subject to the caveats explained below, defined as the point in the northern hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface...
. This was for the Noordpool FM project.
Veenstra once featured in a carshow on Dutch television with his car 'Henk'. Henk has been replaced by Ferry, but Veenstra still reminisces sometimes with the catch phrase Henk if you're horny. He also did some voice-over work for the show, which was called De Grote Beurt. Michiel Veenstra's voice can also be heard in multiple NPS TV programs.