Het Journaal

Het Journaal is the main news program of the VRT, broadcast daily on the channels één and Canvas.

Het Journaal
The Het Journaal logo
GenreNews programme
Country of originBelgium
Original languageDutch
Production
ProducerVRT
Production locationBrussels
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time5 - 40 minutes
Release
Original networkVRT (Eén, Canvas)
Picture formatPAL
Original release31 October 1953 - present
External links
Website

The first edition of Het Journaal was broadcast on 31 October 1953, the day that Flemish television began. Initially, Het Journaal was a small operation, with few staff; nowadays, there are dozens of journalists, and many other employees, such as directors, producers and technicians.

Broadcasts

Het Journaal is typically broadcast four times a day on één: 1pm, 6pm, 7pm, and the late news, which usually airs at around 10:45pm. At weekends, an extra bulletin is broadcast at 8pm on Canvas: this airs in place of current affairs programme Terzake (roughly translated, 'In this respect'). The 7pm edition is the main edition, and the most-watched, usually running for 40 minutes.

Presenters

Current news presenters are:

  • Wim De Vilder (since 1999)
  • Annelies Van Herck (since 2004)
  • Goedele Wachters (since 2007)
  • Hanne Decoutere (since 2012)
  • Fatma Taspinar (since 2018)
  • Xavier Taveirne (since 2018)

Notable or longtime previous news presenters include Jan Becaus (1985–2013), Ivo Belet (1989–2003), Bavo Claes (1975–2005), Geert van Istendael (1978–1993), Dirk Sterckx (1986–1998), Martine Tanghe (1978-2020) and André Vermeulen (1985–1996).


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