Derk Bolt

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Derk Bolt
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Born (1955-05-24) 24 May 1955 (age 66)
Renkum, Netherlands
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CountryNetherlands

Derk Bolt (born 24 May 1955) is a Dutch television presenter, editor and producer.

He was born in Renkum. After studying journalism (a program which he did not finish) in Utrecht, Bolt started his career at the late night actualities daily radio show and as editor at the (KRO). After that he was, among others, reporter at the actualities television show (English: "Focus"). He is especially known for his work, first as presenter and later as editor and field reporter for long running Dutch television show Spoorloos (the Dutch equivalent of Find My Family), where Bolt and his colleagues reunite people with long lost relatives. He also (co-)presented other shows including , / and . Bolt was also the producer of a number of shows, such as (English: Eye Witness) and (English: Dear Martine).[1]

Bolt was raised Dutch Reformed, is not married and has two children.[2]

Kidnapping and aftermath[]

On 19 June 2017 the Colombian news paper El Tiempo announced that Bolt had been kidnapped together with his colleague Eugenio Follender two days earlier by the left-wing guerrilla organization ELN. It happened in the town of El Tarra in the state of Norte de Santander.[3] While this was first denied by the leaders of ELN, it was later confirmed by sources in the organization.[4] A few days later, it was announced that both had been released.[5]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Derk Bolt". www.kro-ncrv.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  2. ^ "Aangenaam Derk Bolt". Visie (in Dutch). 2005-06-07. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  3. ^ "Presentator Derk Bolt (Spoorloos) en cameraman ontvoerd in Colombia" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  4. ^ "'Bolt en Follender inderdaad door ELN ontvoerd'" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  5. ^ "Colombiaanse media en ELN: Derk Bolt en Eugenio Follender vrij" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-06-23.

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