Paul Witteman

Paul Witteman
Witteman in 2010
Born	(1946-10-14) 14 October 1946 (age 78)
Occupations	Journalist Television presenter
Known for	Het Lagerhuis Pauw & Witteman Podium Witteman

Paul Witteman (born 14 October 1946) is a Dutch journalist and television presenter. He is known for presenting multiple television shows, including the political interview show Buitenhof , the talk show Pauw & Witteman and Podium Witteman, a show about classical music.

Career

Witteman presented eight seasons of the television show Podium Witteman, a show about classical music. ^{[1] [2]} Dieuwertje Blok and Floris Kortie succeeded him as presenters of the show and the show was renamed to Podium Klassiek. ^{[3] [4]}

Witteman is known for presenting the debate television show Het Lagerhuis with Marcel van Dam. ^[5] He is also known for co-presenting both the interview show Woestijnruiters and the talk show Pauw & Witteman with Jeroen Pauw. ^[6] He was one of the presenters of the political interview television show Buitenhof . ^{[7] [8]} He decided to stop presenting the show as both Buitenhof and Podium Witteman were filmed live on Sunday afternoon and this was difficult to combine. ^{[8] [9]} Journalist Hugo Logtenberg succeeded him as presenter of the show. ^{[8] [9]} Witteman also presented multiple seasons of the show De Meesterwerken, a show about art and culture. ^{[10] [11]}

Witteman was head of the jury for the 2014 Libris Literatuur Prijs, an annual award for Dutch-language novels. ^{[12] [13]} In 2018, he presented the two-part television series Uit Coma about people who awoke from a coma and about developments in the field of studying comas. ^{[8] [14]}

Witteman won the Ere Zilveren Nipkowschijf award for his entire oeuvre in 2022. ^{[15] [16]}

Selected filmography

• Het Lagerhuis
• Woestijnruiters
• Pauw & Witteman
• Uit Coma (2018)
• Podium Witteman
• De Meesterwerken

References

1. "Paul Witteman stopt na acht seizoenen met Podium Witteman". NU.nl (in Dutch). 4 May 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
2. Pellemans, Jette (15 May 2022). "De enige plek op tv met ruimte voor een tien minuten durend pianoconcert". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
3. "Dieuwertje Blok volgt Paul Witteman op bij Podium Klassiek". NU.nl (in Dutch). 11 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
4. "Podium Witteman verder als Podium Klassiek met Dieuwertje Blok". NOS (in Dutch). 11 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
5. "Debatprogramma Het Lagerhuis even terug op televisie". NU.nl (in Dutch). 16 December 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
6. "Doek gevallen voor Pauw & Witteman" [Curtain falls for Pauw & Witteman]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 24 May 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
7. "Paul Witteman houdt Buitenhof-afscheid kort: 'Het was een eer'". NU.nl (in Dutch). 9 December 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
8. "Paul Witteman stopt met presentatie Buitenhof". NOS (in Dutch). 22 November 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
9. "Paul Witteman (72) stopt na vijftien jaar met presentatie Buitenhof". NU.nl (in Dutch). 22 November 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
10. "Youp van 't Hek en Claudia de Breij in Meesterwerken". NU.nl (in Dutch). 12 May 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
11. "Paul Witteman: Meesterwerken is heel anders dan Zomergasten". AD (in Dutch). 17 May 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
12. "Paul Witteman juryvoorzitter Libris Literatuur Prijs 2014". NU.nl (in Dutch). 25 June 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
13. "Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer winnaar Libris 2014". NOS (in Dutch). 13 May 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
14. "Paul Witteman over Uit Coma". Televizier.nl (in Dutch). 27 September 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
15. "Paul Witteman wint prestigieuze Ere Zilveren Nipkowschijf voor hele oeuvre". NU.nl (in Dutch). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
16. "Boos wint Nipkowschijf met aflevering over Voice-schandaal: 'Impact was kolossaal'". AD (in Dutch). 16 June 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2025.