Rick van Velthuysen is leaving Radio Veronica. His contract will expire soon, and the station has opted for a new weekend programming with more emphasis on music, Radio Veronica confirms after reports from De Telegraaf.
The radio host presented the program WeekendRick since his return in 2023. Previously, he was affiliated with Veronica from 2008 to 2016. “Rick is a gifted radio host with many years of service, and we are therefore grateful for his excellent work,” the station said.
Radio Veronica has now added a new presenter to the team: Gijs Alkemade will be making the program Gijs tot Laat, which will be heard during the week.
Alkemade currently still works at SLAM!, where he has been making the house and techno program The Boom Room since 2014. He will present that program for the last time on June 7. Who will succeed him at SLAM! has not yet been announced.