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Karin van den Boogaert: programme maker Acoustic Roots
Karin
has been working for the Concertzender since October 2012. “I left the
Dutch department of the Wereldomroep in May 2012, saying goodbye with
a spectacular 24-hour broadcast on radio and tv - the last 10
minutes can still be seen on YouTube. I had worked there for more than
20 years and was devoted to them. I started with radio, but also
presented tv-programmes for the satellite channel BVN for 10
years. Although I also made programmes for many other stations
(including Vroege Vogels for the VARA and the Radio 1
Journaal for the NOS) I still treasure my time at the Wereldomroep
the most. I could do everything there and learnt so much.”
 Acoustic Roots
“I present several programmes for the Concertzender, but recently
I have focussed primarily on one: Acoustic Roots. The programme
features live performances by world-music artists in the
Concertzender's “living room”. It is on the third Friday of the month,
and the artists also get the opportunity to talk about their music.
Technician Hans Meerman asked me last year to make this programme
together with him and I have had no regrets since then about my
decision.”
Jack of all trades
“My work is not only presenting the programme. Hans and I do
everthing ourselves, together with the coordinator for World
Music, Carolien Cleiren. This means: invite the musicians, a
preliminary meeting, preparing the interview, agreeing the setlist and
script, writing the callsheet, welcoming the musicians on the day of
the broadcast, the complete technical set-up…and breaking it all down again
at the end, making sure there is enough coffee and something to
eat. I really do everything. The programme has been so succesful that
we have also produced a spin-off in the build up to the Festival Oude
Muziek. That programme is De Musyck Kamer, and is only intended for special occassions. It will certainly be repeated.”
All the world to me
“I work at the Concertzender because making radio programmes
is all the world to me. I have earned my living in this way for a long
time, and immediately started looking for something similar when
my job at the Wereldomroep ended last year. I work as a volunteer at
the Concertzender to keep in touch with radio. And also to learn how to
present music programmes, I had not done that before. I saw an
advert at the Vrijwilligerscentrale and was taken on after an initial
interview, voice test, a trial period etc. One evening, Hans
Meerman starting talking to me about his plans for Acoustic Roots
and the rest is history.”
Freelancing
“I also work as a freelancer. For example, I
present ‘Hoe?zo!’ , a popular science programme for NTR on
Radio 5. Last summer I worked on ‘Vakantieadres’, also on Radio 5, and
I occasionaly present the tv-nieuws for Omroep Gelderland. In November,
I will be doing voice-overs for the animations in a new programme for
the VARA about the economy.”
The future of the Concertzender
“Finally, I would like to say something about the recent
developments at the Concertzender. It will be a terrible shame if
such an exceptional radio-station, with an unbelievable range of
programmes, is forced to stop broadcasting. It offers so much
enjoyment, for the programme makers and for the listeners… let's all
work together to make sure it can continue! I am convinced that radio
is the future. Many people were somber about the future of radio when I
started my career, but that have never stopped me (despite my law
degree). I don't want to be without the Concertzender, although I
have enough other interests: travel, cooking, tennis and reading
(lots of reading), everything from thrillers to serious literature.”
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