Wiet Van Broeckhoven, Belgian radio presenter and writer, Died at 69

Wiet Van Broeckhoven was born on September 1949 and died on January 4, 2019.

 

He was a Belgian radio presenter and writer.

 

He was best known as the host of the radio music shows Njam Njam and Hitbox.

 

Van Broeckhoven was known for his Beatle haircut and knack for humorous one-liners.

At the start, he served as a was a civil servant. 

Van Broeckhoven presented the music shows Njam Njam and Hitbox on Radio 2, where Etienne Smet made the musical selections. 

He was known for his playful style, coming up with humorous one-liners and puns in between musical segments. 

Most of the quotes and one-liners were later compiled in various books. During the last years of his life, Van Broeckhoven was very ill, bedridden, and he no longer appeared in public. 

Wiet Van Broeckhoven passed away at 69 years old.