Godfried van Run

(Bloemendaal, NL 1953) is a reporter, producer, editor of radio and television programmes and one of the trusted voices of the Dutch tv channel 2. As a 16-year-old he recorded commercials for among others Pelicano pens and Yamaha mopeds. He wanted to become a child psychologist but after his psychology studies he ended up at IKON radio and tv doing his alternative national service. In the 1980s he became desk editor at VPRO, where he did voice-overs. Later he was asked to become the VPRO's tv voice. As the promos were partly done at NPO he eventually became the voice of the Dutch Channel 2. In addition Van Run is active as a director, anthologist, and interviewer for various television and radio programmes of VPRO and NTR. From the very first beginning he has worked for the radio history programme Andere Tijden and now coordinates history at VPRO and NTR.