Biography

He began his career as a teacher. After a brief stint at AVRO, Postema moved to Vara in 1960.

Koos Postema was a Dutch reporter, TV and radio presenter.

In 2020, Postema made a podcast about the Second World War.

After announcing his desire to return to work in a NOVA documentary on his 65th birthday, he was offered a job at the RVU (Federation of Public Health and the Environment). Starting in 1998, he produced a series of programs there. He also worked for the Rotterdam station Radio Rijnmond. Later, he was in demand, particularly on the conference circuit, as a chairperson, discussion leader, or presenter. He wrote a monthly column for the seniors' magazine Plus.

In his talk show "Een klein uur U" (1969: for which he won the Silver Nipkow Disc that same year), later called "Een groot uur U," Postema discussed controversial topics at the time, such as divorce, abortion, sterilization, and euthanasia. Actor, dancer, comedian and writer Albert Mol made his coming ut in this program.