Mart Smeets
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 Mart Smeets in Heerenveen (2007) |
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| Born: | January 11, 1947 Arnhem, Netherlands |
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| Occupation: | radio and television host, writer |
Martinus ("Mart") Jan Smeets (born January 11, 1947 in Arnhem) is a Dutch radio and television personality, writer, and columnist.
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[edit] Television
Mart Smeets is a long-time sports presenter and commentator with the Dutch public broadcaster NOS. He is most famous for his reporting of the Tour de France, but also comments on speedskating, basketball (Smeets played at national level himself), and most other sports, apart from football (although he did present a news program around the 2006 FIFA World Cup).
[edit] Radio
Smeets also has a weekly radio show, For the Record, on Radio 2, an hour of mostly jazz music.
[edit] Writing
Mart Smeets writes columns for several newspapers and magazines, including Trouw. He is also the author of more than 25 books.
