Overview

• He will continue to present De Taalstaat weekly on NPO Radio 1 through the end of 2025.
• Spits, 77, said the timing felt right and that making radio has grown more demanding for him.
• De Taalstaat’s season events will go ahead as planned, including Het Groot Dictee on 21 November in Deurne.
• The presenter has led De Taalstaat since 2014, focusing on the Dutch language and its role in culture and society.
• His career honors include the Zilveren Reissmicrofoon (1999), the Marconi Oeuvre Award and a knighthood (2008), and being named “radiomaker van de eeuw” in 2019.