A. J. Beirens

Albert J. Beirens[1] (May 1947 — 25 June 2020) was a Belgian radio producer and journalist.[2]

Early life

Beirens was born in Bruges in May 1947.[3]

Career

In the 1970s, Beirens was a radio producer with various pirate stations, including Radio North Sea International and Radio Atlantis, which were illegal radio stations that broadcast from a ship in the North Sea.[1] For more than 30 years, he worked for the BBC and the VRT, the national Flemish broadcasting station, as a correspondent.[4] He also worked for Radio Nova Italie, Radio Paradijs (Knokke-Heist), ORO Nieuwsdienst and VRT.[5] He was a radio correspondent for Zeebrugge and Knokke-Heist. As a maritime journalist, AJ Beirens specialized in the port of Zeebrugge and the English Channel.[6] He wrote several books[7] including one about the refugee problems during World War II.[8]

In May 2020, his health deteriorated. He opted for euthanasia and died on 25 June 2020 at age 73.[6][9][5]

References
  1. "RNI op de korte-golf:De programma's van Albert J. Beirens". Soundscape on University of Groningen (in Dutch). March 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. "Heyst Leeft te gast bij... A.J. Beirens". www.zwinstreek.eu.
  3. "Radiomaker en journalist A.J. Beirens (73) overleden". De Krant van West Vlaanderen (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. "Radio- en nieuwsmaker AJ Beirens overleden". Knokke-Heist (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  5. "A.J. Beirens overleden - MediaPages.nl". www.mediapages.nl.
  6. NWS, VRT (June 26, 2020). "Radiopionier AJ Beirens (73) overleden". vrtnws.be.
  7. "A.J. Beirens". Goodreads. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  8. "Heistse vluchtelingen komen aan in Engeland". Zwinstreek (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  9. Neese, Olivier (June 26, 2020). "Radiomaker en journalist A.J. Beirens (73) overleden". Site-KW-NL.
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