Rudolf Alexander de Wild (born 24 April 1969, Hilversum

Hilversum

is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Located in the region called "'t Gooi", it is the largest town in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller villages...

) is a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 radio

Radio

Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...

 host. He is also a former DJ, VJ and was one of the faces of the now-defunct television network Talpa

Talpa (TV)

Tien , previously known as Talpa, was the name of a commercial television channel in the Netherlands. Tien opened on August 13, 2005 as Talpa, following a name dispute with SBS Broadcasting. SBS owned the trademark TV10 and objected to the use of the word Tien...

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On 6 May 2002, when he worked for radio station 3FM, he interviewed Pim Fortuyn

Pim Fortuyn

Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn, known as Pim Fortuyn was a Dutch politician, civil servant, sociologist, author and professor who formed his own party, Pim Fortuyn List ....

. After the interview De Wild and Fortuyn stepped outside where De Wild witnessed the assassination

Assassination of Pim Fortuyn

On May 6, 2002, Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn was assassinated in Hilversum, North Holland, by Volkert van der Graaf nine days before the Dutch general election of 2002 which he was widely expected to win.-Shooting:...

 of Fortuyn.

In 2004 De Wild started his show Ruuddewild.nl on Radio 538

Radio 538

Radio 538 is a Dutch commercial radio station aimed at young people. It has a broad format which includes Top 40, dance, R&B and recent hits...

. He got a timeslot between 16.00 and 19.00. At that time he also worked for the television channel Talpa of John de Mol. He presented Big Brother 5 together with Bridget Maasland

Bridget Maasland

Bridget Maasland is a Dutch VJ and television presenter and producer.She worked as a model and appeared on the catwalk in fashionshows for children. Her debut on television was a commercial for fruit as a healthy alternative to candy.Later, Maasland became a professional model, working in Barcelona...

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Conflict with Radio 538

In the summer of 2007, De Wild did not return to present his program on Radio 538 after his holiday. Official statements told De Wild was suffering from a burn-out, but rumours occurred that he tried to break out of his contract with Slam FM because he felt that he did not get enough creative freedom from the station. His show Ruuddewild.nl went on without him, and was presented by Lindo Duvall, another deejay of Radio 538.

Because the show was still called Ruuddewild.nl, and Radio 538 repeatedly stated that De Wild really was ill, it appeared De Wild was going to return. But on 25 October 2007 Ruuddewild.nl disappeared from Radio 538's schedule and was replaced by a nameless afternoon-show, still presented by Lindo Duvall. Radio 538 then stated it had terminated the contract of De Wild.

Return to Dutch Radio

On 10 March 2008, Ruud de Wild started presenting the morning-show on Dutch radio station Q-Music, again called Ruuddewild.nl. Sidekick on this new show is Jeroen Kijk in de Vegte, who worked with De Wild before at 3FM, and producer is Martijn Zuurveen. Ruuddewild.nl airs from Monday until Friday, from 06.00 - 09.00.

External links

• Ruud de Wild (official website)