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Joost den Draaijer (Willem van Kooten) was on RNI, Veronica and Hilv-3.
He was indeed, and did a lot, lot more for radio in general. After a period selling ads for Radio Veronica in the 60s he revamped the station and relaunched it it in 1965 with a format. He discovered and trained most of her biggest DJ personalities, before skipping to launch Radio Noordzee . He has since founded several radio projects - Radio Hollandia (which was set to broadcast from the Mi Amigo in 78), then Cable One which began Dutch private radio. In the 90s he founded Arrow Classic Rock (which was enjoyed by many in the UK, on 675AM after Radio 10 went FM only) , and other stations since.
But Joost's real success has been nurturing and managing many Dutch acts and ensuring their music was enjoyed universally. He and Focus, Golden Earring, Earth & Fire, Shocking Blue, Sandy Coast,Teach-In , Stars on 45 are just a few of the acts he nurtured, managed and got released. Here is a list of his company (Red Bullet)'s acts:
https://www.redbullet.nl/en/portfolio/artists-az/
A true megastar , who loved music and radio equally, and always had time to help.
RIP "Ome Joost."
Message Thread Joost den Draaijer - Stephen T 5/1/2025, 9:51:53
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