The football program on the local broadcaster of Elburg and Oldebroek on Saturday afternoon was marred by a vulgar swearing by one of the reporters, live on the radio. Henk Lodewijk was given the floor to report on a goal in the cup match between Go Ahead Kampen and WHC, but was cut off too early by presenter Willem Vlieger for his taste. He didn’t leave it at that.
Wilbert Bessels of Go Ahead Kampen had opened the score and Lodewijk wanted to tell something about that, but at that moment the presenter in the studio decided that it was already time to go to the next match. After all, Nunspeet had also scored a goal. That did not please reporter Lodewijk in the least. “I also have a goal, you damn bastards,” he said initially. Then it went on. “Can’t I score that damn goal? Damn man, motherfucker.”
Presenter Vlieger, who thus decided to cut off Lodewijk and switch to the next match, was clearly touched by the swear words of the reporter on site and immediately made a decision. “Okay, folks, this is my last sports broadcast on Local Omroep Elburg. I’m not going to sit here all afternoon to be cursed. Just so you know. I’ll stop immediately. At least, after five o’clock hour.”
The incident has caused a lot of commotion in the Veluwe. Program leader Willem Rietberg does not have a good word for reporter Lodewijk, who has also stopped working. “Cursing is not good here in the Veluwe and we have received a lot of angry reactions from listeners. I asked Lodewijk for a meeting and sent him a letter. He has now also sent me a letter back with the announcement that he is also going. stop.” The intention is that the presenter is still persuaded to return.
You can listen to the entire fragment on the site of The Stentor.