Welmoed Sijtsma (35) will switch to RTL this autumn. The presenter will have her own late-night talk show there, the channel announced on Monday. “This feels like a fantastic next step to me.”
Welmoed Sijtsma’s new talk show can be seen on RTL 4 from early 2027. This will make her, alongside Renze Klamer, one of the regular faces of the late evening at the channel.
RTL is extremely happy with the arrival of Sijtsma. “She brings exactly what we are looking for in the late evening: journalistic sharpness and a strong signature,” says Peter Lubbers, director of content at RTL and Videoland. “With Welmoed we add a powerful journalistic profile to RTL 4, with the energy that suits us. It informs the viewer about the day, but also ensures that you go to bed with a smile.”
The presenter herself is also enthusiastic. “This feels like a fantastic next step to me,” she says. “I had a wonderful, educational time at WNL and am grateful for the opportunities I have been given. At RTL I can further develop my love for journalism and live television on a new stage and I am very much looking forward to that!”
Sijtsma has been employed by WNL since 2018. She was one of the faces of Good morning Netherlands before becoming one of the talk show hosts Op1 became. Last summer she presented together with Sam Hagens Good evening Netherlands and she will also make that talk show next summer. Sijtsma and Hagens will present alternately this time.
RTL is reorganizing the late evening after discontinuing the talk show RTL Tonight. It was previously announced that Klamer will have its own program.
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