Eva Jinek

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Eva Jinek
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Jinek in 2018
Born (1978-07-13) 13 July 1978 (age 45)
Nationality Dutch-United States
Alma mater Leiden University (Master of Arts)
Occupation(s) Journalist
Television presenter
Radio presenter
Years active2004-present
Employer(s) NOS
WNL
KRO-NCRV
Organization RTL
Television RTL 4
Partner(s) Bram Moszkowicz (2010-2012)
Freek Vonk (2013-2015)
Dexter van der Voorn(2015- )
ChildrenPax
AwardsZilveren Televizier-Ster Presentatrice
Website https://www.evajinek.nl/

Eva Jinek (born 13 July 1978) is a Dutch American journalist and television presenter.

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Biography

Jinek was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and grew up in Washington, D.C., where she attended Sheridan School. [1] Her family is of Czech descent. Her family decided to move to the Netherlands when she was eleven. Jinek recounts that "before I went to high school, they decided that they would prefer that my brother and I grow up in Europe. I remember it was six weeks until I spoke my first word in Dutch." [1]

After studying American history at the University of Leiden in 2004, she became foreign editor of the Dutch public news network NOS Journaal, where she covered the United States. In addition, since the end of 2007 she anchored the news show NOS Journaal 3. Since the autumn of 2008, Jinek presented the morning and afternoon news bulletins of the NOS. In May of that year she joined with fellow editor Monique van Hoogstraten, the editor of "Het maakbare nieuws," a collection of eighteen stories with foreign journalists, provided in response to the book "Het zijn net mensen" (They are almost Human) of journalist-writer Joris Luyendijk.

She is well known for her coverage of the USA, since her work as a co-host of the show 'Amerika Kiest' (America Votes) of the NOS on the U.S. presidential elections, seen from the Netherlands on November 4 and 5th, 2008. Together with Philip Freriks she reported directly from the Occidental Restaurant near the White House. [2] About the preparation of Amerika Kiest, Jinek told TV guide Mikro Gids: "The last weeks before the broadcast Amerika Kiest totally dominated my life, at the end, even 24 hours a day. I was so nervous. It felt like all eyes were on me. I just thought: Oh my god, let me do well. Really well!"[ citation needed ]

On January 20, 2009, she was the host of the live broadcast on Nederland 1 of the inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th President of the United States.

On March 2, 2009, she made international news when a video of her adjusting her shirt surfaced on the internet. In the video she mutters and shouts mild curses in both English and Dutch. She then exclaims, "Yeah, Boobies!" at one point, continuing with, "Mother of God. Yeah, if you have it, flaunt it!" and citing her mother who might tell her: "I can see your breasts!" She responded the next day, saying she was not annoyed nor embarrassed by the leaked video. [3]

In early 2010, Jinek was announced as one of the main presenters of the new news show Nieuwsuur (News Hour), alternating with anchor Twan Huys, but her relationship with former criminal defense lawyer Bram Moszkowicz sparked controversy about a conflict of interest, as Moszkowicz often appeared in the news; as a result, Jinek agreed to step down. [4]

She debuted as a radio host on June 4, 2010, for the program Met het Oog op Morgen  [ nl ] (A Glance at Tomorrow), She hosted the show every Monday night until 2014. [5] On August 28, 2011 Jinek presented her last 6pm bulletin for the NOS.

In 2015 Jinek got her own late night talk show, "Jinek", at 23:00 at the KRO-NCRV. Jinek stayed on as the presenter of her show during her pregnancy in 2018. She took her maternity leave a week earlier than planned. In 2018 she gave birth to a son, Pax.

Since 2020, Jinek has moved from KRO-NCRV to RTL4. At this commercial tv-station, the talkshowhost alternates with Beau van Erven Dorens with her late night talkshow with the same name.

In July 2023, Jinek announced that she had signed a four-year contract with AVROTROS, where she would start work in early 2024 and develop her own programs. Jinek indicated that she was looking forward to it, but wanted to wait to return to work until she had given birth to her second child. [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Dutch documentary about the USA broadcast 29 September 2016, by Eva Jinek, who interviewed Sheridan school head Jessica Lee and praised the school for its positive influence on her life
  2. "Nooit zo veel tv-ploegen naar Amerika". ad.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  3. "Eva Jinek NOS Journaal Boobies, knoopjes, moeder en meer. Reactie in De Wereld Draait Door". YouTube (in Dutch).
  4. "Eva Jinek niet naar Nieuwsuur vanwege relatie Moszkowicz". mediacourant.nl (in Dutch). 19 May 2010.
  5. "Het laatste nieuws van Metro". Metronieuws.nl. 5 July 2023.
  6. "Eva Jinek vertrekt na vier jaar bij RTL, keert terug bij publieke omroep". NU (in Dutch). 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  7. "Presentatrice en journaliste Eva Jinek stapt over van RTL naar AVROTROS". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2023-07-20.

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