Tom Blom

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Tom Blom
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Blom in April 2011
Born(1946-09-25)25 September 1946
The Hague, Netherlands
Died3 July 2017(2017-07-03) (aged 70)
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands [1]
Nationality Dutch
OccupationAnnouncer and presenter
Years active1975-2017
Known forTer land, ter zee en in de lucht
Langs de Lijn

Tom Blom (25 September 1946 3 July 2017) was a Dutch television and radio presenter.

Career

In 1975, Blom made his television debut as an announcer at The Johnny Kraaijkamp Show . Later, he was a presenter of the record program De Eerste de Beste (together with Walter Tiemessen). From 1983, Blom was a commentator and co-presenter at Te land, ter zee en in de lucht , together with Tom Mulder and Jack van Gelder. [2]

In 1989, he halted these activities after switching to Joop van den Ende's television channel TV10, which eventually ceased to exist due to poor ratings. In 2000, Blom returned as a commentator at Te land, ter zee en in de lucht until the show's ultimate cancellation in 2011.

Blom died on 3 July 2017 at the age of 70. [3]

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References

  1. "Hij kwam wel in beeld, maar hij voelde zich toch het gelukkigst op de achtergrond". Volkskrant.nl. Volkskrant. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. "Presentator Tom Blom (70) overleden" (in Dutch). Parool.nl. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. "Oud-Langs de Lijn-presentator Blom overleden" (in Dutch). NOS. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.