Astrid Kersseboom

Astrid Kersseboom (born 14 January 1966 in Vlaardingen) is a Dutch television presenter. She gained prominence presenting the NOS Journaal and later as the main presenter of the NOS Radio 1 Journaal on NPO Radio 1.

Career Kersseboom graduated from the Academy of Journalism in Tilburg before taking up a role as corporate journalist at Energiebedrijf Rotterdam for a year. She then moved to Omroep Brabant in 1988.

Since 1998, she has worked at NOS, initially as a newsreader for radio bulletins. In 2001 she switched to television, joining Studio Sport and appeared regularly in the NOS Journaal from 2004 onward.

Television In 2004, she fully transitioned to the NOS Journaal, anchoring at various times and becoming the regular presenter of the Saturday 8 pm bulletin. During weekdays, she served as the chief substitute for anchor Sacha de Boer.

Radio On 5 November 2021, NOS announced that Kersseboom would take over as presenter of the NOS Radio 1 Journaal starting in January 2022, succeeding Jurgen van den Berg. She returned to radio after 21 years on television. Her final 8 pm TV broadcast aired on 31 December 2021.