Kees Driehuis

Dutch television presenter (1951–2019)

Per Seconde Wijzer
Zembla
Nova
Buitenhof

Kees Driehuis (8 December 1951 – 29 October 2019) was a Dutch television presenter.^[1]

He was best known as the presenter for the television quiz show Per Seconde Wijzer for 29 years.^[1]^[2] In total, he presented 794 episodes of the quiz show.^[3] Driehuis presented the show for the last time on 1 March 2018.^[4] Erik Dijkstra succeeded him as presenter of the show.^[3]

He also presented the current affairs programme Nova and the Sunday midday political talkshow Buitenhof.^[2]

In 2017, he was the narrator in several episodes of the Sinterklaasjournaal.

He died on 29 October 2019 of bladder cancer at the age of 67.

References

^ ^a ^b "Reacties op overlijden Kees Driehuis: 'Deugde tot in diepste van zijn vezels'". NU.nl (in Dutch). 30 October 2019. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Kees Driehuis stopt na 29 jaar met Per seconde wijzer". NU.nl (in Dutch). 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Kees Driehuis (67) was zoveel meer dan Per Seconde Wijzer". AD.nl (in Dutch). 30 October 2019. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
^ "Kees Driehuis neemt afscheid als presentator Per Seconde Wijzer". NU.nl (in Dutch). 1 March 2018. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.