Loretta Schrijver

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Loretta Schrijver
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(1989)
Born (1956-05-16) 16 May 1956 (age 67)
NationalityDutch

Loretta Maxine Schrijver (born 16 May 1956 in New York City) is a Dutch television host. [1]

Schrijver started working for television after finishing her studies History and Translation Science, after which she became a famous television personality. She was a news anchor for RTL Nieuws on RTL 4 from 1989 until 2000 and again from 2001 until 2007, presenting alongside Jeroen Pauw among others. In 2000 she exchanged RTL 4 for the AVRO and co-hosted the television program Alle dieren tellen mee (All animals count). After working there for a year she decided that public broadcasting didn't suit her and she returned to the RTL News.

In 2005 she was acclaimed the most popular news anchor in the Netherlands in a survey.

Since 2019, Schrijver is a jury member in the Dutch version of The Masked Singer. [2]

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In an interview with the NCRV in May 2001, Loretta Schrijver, whose Jewish father survived the Holocaust, distances herself from the position of victim society tends to put her in because of her family history.

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References

  1. "Loretta Schrijver is niet de mol". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 7 January 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  2. "Loretta Schrijver en Buddy Vedder in panel The Masked Singer". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 2 August 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.