Mark Labrand to Replace Gijs Staverman on NPO Radio 2: The End of an Era

[BLOG] An earthquake has gone through the land of radio: the rock anchor that was previously in the morning on the country’s largest radio channel NPO 2 will be publicly changed for a commercial. Gijs Staverman, now a grandfather, wants to get his pension and ensure extra money in the future. This leaves two disappointed listeners and two hours of airtime that KRONCRV obviously does not want to lose. Station manager Peter de Vries, whether or not the real station manager at all NPO radio stations Jurre Bosman, had to send the message to the broadcaster that ‘he must really be his name’ as much as Staverman succeeds, otherwise mix another broadcast society every day 2-4 pm. Who is like that? I have heard something about that, yes..

Actually, we have to go back in time a year. At that time, a commercial name had already been circulated that would go to NPO Radio 2. At the time I think I wrote it down in a sub-sentence, but I thought ‘what time what should he do then?’. But the story that Staverman 2 will also leave has been going around for a year, see the previous columns about it and Gijs’ ‘hard rejection’ of the rumours. In fact, we can say that the fact that Mr. Bosman decided that Staverman had to go and a suitable replacement had to be appointed. As is the case today, that name is then given to the broadcaster instead of the other way around. Do you want to keep the airtime? Then go talk to him so and so, it seems like something to us.

At first everything was set and ready: Rob Stenders would be returning to De Grootste. The contract was already signed by BNNVARA. However, Rob got it in his head and realized that he is grateful to the Veronica brand. If he stayed there, Ekdom, van der Goes and van ‘t Hof would also come. And so it happened, deal torn, Dennis Ruyer style. So another round, new opportunities for KRONCRV. But who, oh who, lies so comfortably in Bosman’s offices, where, according to the latest episode of Roddelpraat, not only discussions are held but also the oldest act in the world. Don’t keep us under suspicion anymore Patrick, bring that name in, we can’t stand it anymore. Well, that name has eleven letters and is now also from 2pm to 4pm, but at 538.

right, Mark Labrand. According to Jurre and thus also marble De Vries, he is a perfect successor to Staverman on NPO Radio 2. To be honest, I hear him there too. And you immediately beat two rivals: Labrand is also the station voice of Sky Radio, something he could do perfectly for NPO 1 on TV, and Wouter was always his voice. Hopefully I’m not jinxing things here by calling it this, as NPO head of audio Bosman naturally wants to avoid any appearance of Radio 2 being commercial. But somehow Labrand manages to avoid the commercial side of things, sounding strong and not too popi jopi. So not Rabbering, or Speelman, or Van Inkel, but the 39-year-old man from Pijnacker, who also has TV ambitions, so he can take a quiz at KRONCRV with his head freshly cut and covered : Labrando!

Patrick Kicken