Tom De Cock
Tom De Cock | |
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 Tom De Cock on the rooftop of the national television building, 2015 | |
| Born | Tom Anne-Marie Bob De Cock 23 September 1983 |
| Occupation | Radio DJ, TV host, author |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website | http://www.tomdecock.com/ |
Tom De Cock (born 23 September 1983 in Schoten) is a Flemish radio DJ, television host and writer. At the age of 16 he published his first novel "De Openbaring" ("The Revelation").[1]
Radio[]
In 2008 he started as a radio DJ at the public radio station Donna, where he covered the Saturday afternoon slot from 3 to 8 pm. One year later, the station was shut down and replaced by MNM, where De Cock had a late night talkshow called De Cock Late Night, and a weekend programma named "Weekend De Cock". Since September 2012 De Cock has his own evening drivetime show "Planeet De Cock" ("Planet De Cock") from 4 to 7 pm on workdays.
On MNM, Tom De Cock is also the face of a yearly contest for highschools, "De Strafste School". With his colleague Peter Van de Veire he co-hosted "Marathonradio" - a project in which both DJs made back-to-back 24h live broadcasts for 17 days in a row, to support students during their final exams - in 2013 and 2014.
Television[]
Tom De Cock began his television career behind the scenes, mainly as a pre-show audience warm-up artist, for live shows such as , , Eurosong and . When available, he is still active in that business.
De Cock can be heard regularly as the voice of a variety of TV programmes. In 2015 he became the resident voice of the daily show "Iedereen Beroemd" ("Everybody Famous") on Eén.
For the youth channel OP12, De Cock made a series about how teenagers experienced local elections in 2012.[2] The series ended in a live show on the public TV station Eén, in which he reflected on the influence local policy has on teenage citizens.[3]
Together with journalist André Vermeulen, De Cock provided the offscreen commentary for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013 on Eén.[4] In 2010, 2011 and 2012 he did the same for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
Personal life[]
Tom De Cock's parents own a bakery in Antwerp. He was born in Schoten but grew up in Rotselaar near Leuven, where he studied Latin and Modern Languages at the . After that he obtained a master's degree in Germanic Philology (Dutch and English) at the Catholic University of Leuven.
On 6 August 2010 Tom De Cock married his husband Maarten. Today, they live in Antwerp.
De Cock caused quite a commotion on 12 September 2011 when he declared that the prohibition of blood donation by homosexual men was "foolish and homophobic".[5]
Since 2014, De Cock is an ambassador for the LGBT youth organisation .[6]
In 2014, De Cock and his husband adopted a baby girl named Jasmijn.[7]
Bibliography[]
- Cock, Tom De (2001) De Openbaring, een profetie, Houtekiet, Antwerpen, ISBN 9052405980
References[]
- ^ "Tom De Cock (promotie 2005), MNM-presentator". Mededelingenblad van de Leuvense Germanisten. 25 (2). 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ "Tom De Cock heeft tv-plannen". De Standaard. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "Tom De Cock presenteert jongeren-verkiezingsprogramma". Showbizzsite.be.
- ^ "Tom De Cock en André Vermeulen geven commentaar". eurosong.be.
- ^ "Mogen homo's bloed geven?". Radio 1.
- ^ "Tom De Cock en Karolien Debecker ambassadeur voor holebi-jongeren". deredactie.be.
- ^ "MNM-dj Tom De Cock is papa geworden". Showbizzsite.
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