Robert Kroon
Robert L. Kroon (1924,
Career
Kroon began his work for the
Kroon began reporting as a
Additionally, Kroon went on to report for such major news centers as NBC and The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, several Dutch and Belgian radio stations, as well as Benelux television broadcasters later in his career."[1] Kroon always tried to work for a wide range of Dutch media while continuing to report for major international publications, according to Kroon's former boss, Dutch journalist Wibo van de Linde, who was Kroon's boss at Avro and Tros (a weekly news magazine on Dutch television) for 15 years.[1]
Kroon continued to work as a contributor for the
Recently, an endorsement by Robert L. Kroon has appeared in the book 22 Faces written by Judy Byington and published by
Death
Kroon was diagnosed with
Kroon had reportedly been responding well to his chemotherapy treatment. However, he was admitted to hospital on 20 June 2007 and died four days later in a hospital clinic near Lake Geneva.[1] Kroon was 82. He was survived by his son and daughter, Peter Kroon and Tesa Kroon, as well as his partner, Yvonne Kilian.[1]
References
- ^ The Associated Press. 2007-06-25. Retrieved 2007-07-18.