Tom van 't Hek

Tom van 't Hek is a radio host and guest speaker, a former top hockey player, and former coach of the Dutch women's hockey team. He was destined to become a general practitioner. He did so and also worked as a GP for four years. His love and passion for hockey ultimately led him down a different path. As a player, he achieved the greatest successes imaginable in hockey. Tom played 16 years in the Dutch national hockey team. With his club, Utrecht's Kampong, he became Dutch champion and participated in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles with the Dutch team.

Tom van 't Hek was the coach of the Dutch women's hockey team for six years. Under his leadership, the team became European champions, won the Champions Trophy, and the women earned two bronze medals at the Olympic Games (1996 and 2000). Since 1995, Tom van 't Hek has been working as a radio presenter. He has hosted programs including Het Hek van de Dam, Radio Tour de France, and the Sunday afternoon edition of NOS Langs de Lijn. In 2013, Van 't Hek switched to BNR Nieuwsradio, where he began hosting the morning program De Ochtendspits.