Anja Daems

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Anja Daems
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Born (1968-05-26) 26 May 1968 (age 55)
Geel, Belgium
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Show De Madammen
Station(s) Radio 2

Anja Daems (born 26 May 1968) is a Belgian radio presenter and television host.

Biography

Daems spent her childhood in Geel. [1] She studied at the Conservatory in Antwerp. [2] During her last year of study she started working as a reporter at Radio 2. Later she presented on Radio 2, among others, Schijfje citroen and Soes. For several years she was the presenter at the television channel Eén of, among others, programs Open op zondag, Herexamen and De Notenclub . [3] [4] In 1999 she briefly said goodbye to radio. Since 2007 [5] she has been presenting De Madammen on Radio 2 with Cathérine Vandoorne [6] and Siska Schoeters [7] (formerly Britt Van Marsenille, Leki and Ilse Van Hoecke), [8] [9] which also airs on Eén. [10] After the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic she presented Beste beuren, reporting stories of solidarity from allover the country during the difficult times of the pandemic. [11] [12]

Daems developed a strong friendship with Catherine Vandoorne, her close friend since the 1980s, [13] with whom she also worked at De Madammen. [13] In November 2008 she gave birth to a daughter, Anna Julia. [14] [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Anja Daems logeert nog bij haar ouders". Gazet van Antwerpen. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Anja Daems en Lut Hannes koesteren hun diepe band: "Meisjes onder elkaar, dat is zo prettig"". Het Laatste Nieuws . Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. ↑ Hadermann, Serge (2012). Top 400 aller tijden. Standaard Uitgeverij - Algemeen. ISBN   9789460400438 . Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Vermeulen, André (2021). Van Canzonissima tot Eurosong 65 jaar Belgische preselecties voor het Eurovisiesongfestival. Terra - Lannoo, Uitgeverij. ISBN   9789401476225 . Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "De Madammen gaan maandag van start". Showbizzsite.be. 14 October 2007. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  6. ↑ DVS. "Radio 2 blijft grootste zender van Vlaanderen, Q-Music staat stevig op tweede plaats". Het Laatste Nieuws . Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Siska Schoeters wordt nieuwe Madam". VRT . Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  8. ↑ Praet, Benjamin. "'Als het over geld gaat, is de Vlaming alert'". Het Nieuwsblad . Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "Britt Van Marsenille wordt nieuwe Madam". Radio 2 (Belgium). 27 August 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Anja Daems maandag weer op Radio2". De Standaard. 1 March 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Waar wil jij op klinken met je buren?". VRT. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "Wat doe jij voor je buren? Anja Daems en David Van Ooteghem willen jouw verhaal horen". Radio 2 (Belgium). 14 March 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  13. 1 2 Post, Hans Maarten (2 June 2018). "De band tussen 'Madammen' Cathérine Vandoorne en Anja Daems: "We zijn meer samen met elkaar dan met onze mannen"". Het Nieuwsblad . Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  14. ↑ "Anja Daems mama van Anna Julia". De Standaard. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  15. ↑ Swartenbroekx, An (17 July 2021). "An Swartenbroekx interviewt 'Radio 2'-Madam Anja Daems: "Toen ik 'De Notenclub' deed, werd ik niet begeleid. Ik wist niet wat dat inhield"". Het Laatste Nieuws . Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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