Eva Jinek
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Eva Jinek is a Dutch
-American
journalist and television anchor with the NOS Journaal of Czech descent.
and grew up in Washington, D.C.
. Her Czech parents decided to move to the Netherlands
when she was eleven. "Just before I went to high school, they decided that they would prefer that my brother and I grow up in Europe
. I remember it was six weeks until I spoke my first word in Dutch."
After studying American history at the University of Leiden in 2004, she became foreign editor of the Dutch public network news NOS Journaal, where she covered the United States
. In addition, since the end of 2007 she anchored the news show NOS Journaal 3. Since the autumn of 2008, Jinek presented the morning and afternoon news bulletins of the NOS. In May of that year she joined with fellow editor Monique van Hoogstraten, the editor of "Het maakbare nieuws," a collection of eighteen stories with foreign journalists, provided in response to the book "Het zijn net mensen" (Almost Human) of journalist-writer Joris Luyendijk
.
She is well known as a co-host of the show 'Amerika Kiest' (America Votes) of the NOS on the U.S. presidential elections, seen from the Netherlands on November 4 and 5th, 2008. Together with Philip Freriks she reported directly from the Occidental Restaurant near the White House
. About the preparation of Amerika Kiest, Jinek told Mikro Guide: "The last weeks before the broadcast Amerika Kiest totally dominated my life, at the end, even 24 hours a day. I was so nervous. It felt like all eyes were on me. I just thought: Oh my god, let me do well. Really well!"
On January 20, 2009, she was the host of the live broadcast on Nederland 1 of the inauguration
of Barack Obama
as 44th President of the United States
.
On March 2, 2009 she was in the news inadvertently when a video of her adjusting her shirt surfaced on the internet. In the video she mutters and shouts mild curses in both English and Dutch. She then exclaims, "Yeah, Boobies!" at one point, continuing with, "Mother of God. Yeah, if you have it, flaunt it!" and citing her mother who might tell her: "I can see your breasts!" She responded the next day, saying she was not annoyed nor embarrassed by the leaked video.
Jinek would be presenting the news program Nieuwsuur (News Hour) with Twan Huys, but decided not to do this because she is in a relationship with criminal defense lawyer
Bram Moszkowicz
.
She debuted as radio show host on June 4, 2010, for the program Met het Oog op Morgen (A Glance at Tomorrow), for which she is now a stand-in. On August 28th 2011 Jinek presented her last 6 o'clock bulletin for the NOS.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
-American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
journalist and television anchor with the NOS Journaal of Czech descent.
Biography
Eva was born in Tulsa, OklahomaTulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
and grew up in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. Her Czech parents decided to move to the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
when she was eleven. "Just before I went to high school, they decided that they would prefer that my brother and I grow up in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. I remember it was six weeks until I spoke my first word in Dutch."
After studying American history at the University of Leiden in 2004, she became foreign editor of the Dutch public network news NOS Journaal, where she covered the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. In addition, since the end of 2007 she anchored the news show NOS Journaal 3. Since the autumn of 2008, Jinek presented the morning and afternoon news bulletins of the NOS. In May of that year she joined with fellow editor Monique van Hoogstraten, the editor of "Het maakbare nieuws," a collection of eighteen stories with foreign journalists, provided in response to the book "Het zijn net mensen" (Almost Human) of journalist-writer Joris Luyendijk
Joris Luyendijk
Joris Luyendijk is a Dutch non-fiction author, news correspondent and talk show host.Joris Luyendijk studied in Kansas, Amsterdam, and Cairo. He earned his Master's degree equivalent "doctoraal" degree in Cairo...
.
She is well known as a co-host of the show 'Amerika Kiest' (America Votes) of the NOS on the U.S. presidential elections, seen from the Netherlands on November 4 and 5th, 2008. Together with Philip Freriks she reported directly from the Occidental Restaurant near the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
. About the preparation of Amerika Kiest, Jinek told Mikro Guide: "The last weeks before the broadcast Amerika Kiest totally dominated my life, at the end, even 24 hours a day. I was so nervous. It felt like all eyes were on me. I just thought: Oh my god, let me do well. Really well!"
On January 20, 2009, she was the host of the live broadcast on Nederland 1 of the inauguration
Inauguration
An inauguration is a formal ceremony to mark the beginning of a leader's term of office. An example is the ceremony in which the President of the United States officially takes the oath of office....
of Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
as 44th President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
.
On March 2, 2009 she was in the news inadvertently when a video of her adjusting her shirt surfaced on the internet. In the video she mutters and shouts mild curses in both English and Dutch. She then exclaims, "Yeah, Boobies!" at one point, continuing with, "Mother of God. Yeah, if you have it, flaunt it!" and citing her mother who might tell her: "I can see your breasts!" She responded the next day, saying she was not annoyed nor embarrassed by the leaked video.
Jinek would be presenting the news program Nieuwsuur (News Hour) with Twan Huys, but decided not to do this because she is in a relationship with criminal defense lawyer
Criminal defense lawyer
A criminal defense lawyer is a lawyer specializing in the defense of individuals and companies charged with criminal conduct. Criminal defense lawyers can be permanently employed by the various jurisdictions with criminal courts. Such lawyers are often called public defenders. For a much more...
Bram Moszkowicz
Bram Moszkowicz
Abraham Maarten Moszkowicz is a Dutch lawyer. Bram Moszkowicz is the son of Berthe Bessant and lawyer Max Moszkowicz...
.
She debuted as radio show host on June 4, 2010, for the program Met het Oog op Morgen (A Glance at Tomorrow), for which she is now a stand-in. On August 28th 2011 Jinek presented her last 6 o'clock bulletin for the NOS.