Mart Smeets

Jan Marten Smeets
Mart Smeets in Heerenveen (2007)
Born (1947-01-11) 11 January 1947
Arnhem, Netherlands
Occupation(s)radio and television host, writer

Jan Marten “Mart” Smeets (born 11 January 1947, in Arnhem) is a Dutch radio and television personality, writer, and columnist.

Television

Mart Smeets is a long-time sports presenter and commentator with the Dutch public broadcaster NOS. He is best known for his coverage of the Tour de France, but also comments on speedskating, basketball (having played at the national level himself), and most other sports, except football (although he did present a news program around the 2006 FIFA World Cup). The 2012 Tour de France was his last assignment during his NOS tenure; he later announced that he would continue to work for them as a freelancer.[1]

Radio

Smeets also has a weekly radio show, For the Record, on Radio 2, featuring two hours of rarely played music.

Writing

Mart Smeets writes columns for several newspapers and magazines, including Trouw. He is also the author of more than 25 books.

Praise and criticism

Smeets has received notable criticism from viewers, especially through social media. People watching the 2012 Tour de France shows, for instance, marked off Smeets-cliches on a Smeets Bingo card, and an anti-Smeets Facebook page ("Mart Auf Wiedersehen Smeets") was joined by 40,000 people. Also popular was an online Smeets cliche generator.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Smeets: 'Murdoch mogelijk doodsteek voor Studio Sport' - Eredivisie - VK". de Volkskrant. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  2. ^ Lier, Heleen van (6 August 2012). "Mart Smeets-vermaak plotseling een nationale hobby: een overzicht". de Volkskrant. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
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