Rutger Castricum | |
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 Castricum in 2011 | |
| Born | 29 May 1979 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, broadcaster and presenter |
Rutger Castricum (born 29 May 1979) is a Dutch journalist and presenter, who is known as reporter for the PowNews television programme by the Dutch broadcaster PowNed and previously for the blog Geenstijl. [1]
On 26 April 2007, Castricum was arrested with his cameraman for filming under women's skirts to raise a point about the design of a parking garage in Heerhugowaard. [2] The case was eventually dismissed. [3]
He presented the 2015 television show Niet lullen maar poetsen about young people from wealthy families in Rotterdam trying to build their own company. [4] [5] In March 2017, Castricum and Maxim Hartman made the show Rutger & Maxim kiezen partij in the days before the 2017 Dutch general election. [6] In 2018, he presented the television show Weg met de buren! in which he looks at neighbor disputes. [7] [8] In the same year, he presented the documentary Marokko op 1 about Morocco competing in the 2018 FIFA World Cup and Moroccans in the Netherlands. [8] [9] He also created the documentaries Druk!, Feyenoord op 1 and Emmen op 1. [9] [10]
He presented the quiz show De Bluffer in 2021. [11] [12] In 2023, Castricum was nominated for the Sonja Barend Award, awarded annually for best television interview. [13] He was nominated for an episode of his 2023 television show Rutger en de Nationalisten in which he looks at nationalism. [13]
Castricum also presented the political television shows De Hofbar and De Hofkar. [9] [14] In 2025, he presented the show Hofstad & Land in which he talks to citizens and politicians about issues in society. [14] As of June 2025 [update] , he is scheduled to present the show Nog Eén Keer Fit in which former footballers Wesley Sneijder, Wim Kieft and Royston Drenthe train to regain their fitness. [15] [16]
