Jan died of ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a form of motor neuron disease, and he had been bed-bound in recent weeks.
Tineke, who lived near-by, had been visiting him regularly.
She has been in Spain but she wrote a very touching piece about her oude vriend of 50 years.
A fantastic deep voice, perfect for radio. RIP Jan.
Dutch DJ Jan van Veen has passed away at the age of 79.He started on Radio Veronica. In 1971 he presented the first Dutch programme on Radio North Sea International. He then went on to start his popular programme "Candlelight" with AVRO on Dutch Radio.
Link to story (in Dutch)
https://nos.nl/artikel/2507570-candlelight-presentator-jan-van-veen-79-overleden
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