Jack Spijkerman

Spijkerman is known as one of the presenters of the radio programme De Steen en Been Show which first aired in 1985.^[2][3] He also presented the radio programme Spijkers met koppen and the satirical television show Kopspijkers.^[4] The show Kopspijkers won the 2002 Gouden Televizier-Ring award.^[1][5] He also won the Zilveren Televizier-ster award himself in 2003.^[6]

Spijkerman moved from VARA to Talpa in 2005 and he presented the show Koppensnellers, a show similar to Kopspijkers, but less successful.^[4][7] In an interview he later stated that he should have created a new television show rather than a copy of a previous television format.^[3] His move from a public broadcaster to a commercial broadcaster was criticised as being motivated by money and has since been referred to as the Spijkerman-effect.^[8] In 2025, when Arjen Lubach moved from public broadcasting channel NPO 1 to the commercial channel RTL 4, Spijkerman appeared in a promotional video to help Lubach as coach.^[9][10]

Spijkerman became a presenter for RTL Nederland in 2009.^[11][12] He presented the game shows Wat vindt Nederland? and Echt Waar?!.^[12][13] He also presented the association football quiz show Koning Voetbal.^[14][15] Viggo Waas and Johnny de Mol were the team captains in the show.^[16] Spijkerman retired from television in 2016, after three decades of television making.^[6] He presented a single episode of the show Kopspijkers, titled DWDD Heimwee: Kopspijkers, in 2019.^[4][17] After his retirement, he became active doing work for the archives of association football club Ajax.^[3]

He was interviewed by Jeroen Pauw in a 2009 episode of the show 5 jaar later.^[18]