Lout Donders
Lout Donders | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 June 1954 |
| Died | 29 November 2022 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | journalist |
Lout Donders (11 June 1954 – 29 November 2022) was a Dutch journalist, editor-in-chief and television program creator.[1] He lived in Heeze.[2] He won the won the J.B. Broeksz award in 1988.[3] According to Omroep Brabant where he worked most of his career he: "might have been [for Omroep Brabant] one of the most important employees ever".[4]
Biography[change | change source]
Donders worked from 1980[5] to 1984[6] for newspaper Het Parool where he was a correspondent.[7][8] He also worked for the commercial local broadcaster TV8. The biggest part of his career he worked for Omroep Brabant. At Omroep Brabant he started working as the news editor-in-chief. However, he had the greatest successes when the "Varia" department (translated: Miscellaneous department) came under his supervision. He ensured that Omroep Brabant became a high-profile broadcaster with award-winning documentaries and increasing popularity.[4][9]
Donders won the J.B. Broeksz award in 1988 for his reportage Kinder vom Bulenhuserdamm. The reportage served as a warning against fascism. In this reportage a group of school children from Eindhoven walked the way along two children died in World War II.[3]
Donders retired in 2020, but he remained active in the media and made programms for Omroep Tilburg.[4][9]
Donders was grandfather. He died on 29 November 2022 in his sleep, at the age of 68.[4][9]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Overlijdensbericht en herinneringsplaats van Lout Donders". memori.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ↑ Donders, Lout (15 December 1981). "Brabants voedseltransport overhaast uit Polen terug 'Der Krieg had angefangen'". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 December 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "J.B. Broekszprijs naar KRO en regionale Omroep Brabant". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 25 November 1988. Retrieved 30 November 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "In Memoriam: Lout Donders (68) overleden". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ↑ "Pastorale 'een maas in de wet'". Het Parool (in Dutch). 17 January 1980. Retrieved 1 December 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Uit Balans". Het Parool (in Dutch). 13 March 1984. Retrieved 1 December 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ Donders, Lout (10 December 1982). "'Nederland had eerder bevreid kunnen worden'". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 December 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ Donders, Lout (31 January 1984). "Mr Van Agt, commissaris van de koningin in Noord-Brabant". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 December 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Journalist Lout Donders (68) onverwacht overleden: 'Brabant gaat hem missen'". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.