Peter Van de Veire

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Peter Van de Veire
Peter Van de Veire (2019)
Born	(1971-12-01) 1 December 1971 (age 52) Eeklo, Belgium
Occupation(s)	Radio and television presenter

Peter Van de Veire (born Eeklo, Belgium, 1 December 1971) is a well-known radio personality in Flanders.

Early life

Van de Veire grew up in the town of Waarschoot. After attaining a degree in communications management, he briefly sold vacuum cleaners door-to-door.

Media career

In 1993 Van de Veire started working for a

.

Outside of his radio career, Van de Veire performs live with Gerrit Kerremans in De Peter Van de Veire Love Show.

Notable achievements

Van de Veire frequently promotes songs that would normally receive little play time due to their subject matter or low quality (dubbed "foute" or "wrong" music) . Both Lief Klein Konijntje by Henkie and Boten Anna by Basshunter were hyped by Van de Veire and ended up high in the Flemish charts as a result.

In 2006 and 2007, he was one of the presenters taking part in the

event, spending 6 days in a so-called "glass house" without food, broadcasting live to collect money for charity.

Van de Veire quipped that, if girl choir

naked except for feathers stuck in his behind; when Scala was voted into the chart by a wide margin, Van de Veire obliged.

On 18 June 2012 Van de Veire has set a new world record in radio presenting. On the

's radio channel MNM, he was behind the microphone for more than 8 days almost non-stop, sleeping 8 hours in total only. Van de Veire's feat was aimed at supporting students during their exams.

External links

• Media related to Peter Van de Veire at Wikimedia Commons
• Interview met de Veronica Radioschool (2006) (Dutch)