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Paul van Gelder
Van Gelder in 2015
Born	Harald Paul van Gelder (1947-04-05)5 April 1947 Schiedam, Netherlands
Died	2 December 2024(2024-12-02) (aged 77)
Nationality	Dutch
Occupation	Disc jockey

Harald Paul van Gelder (5 April 1947 – 2 December 2024), who worked under the name Harkie or Harky, was a Dutch disc jockey.

Life and career

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Van Gelder was born in Schiedam on 5 April 1947. He studied at the University of Amsterdam. His career began in 1963 as a copywriter. In 1967 he worked as a program maker at the radio station Radio 227, which reached a huge amount of listeners every week. He became later known for the VARA night program Geen tijd (1989–2014).^[1]

Van Gelder was also banjoist-singer in the group "Bottle up & Go".^[2]

Van Gelder died on 2 December 2024, at the age of 77.^[1]

References

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^ ^a ^b "Nederland: Paul 'Harkie' van Gelder overleden". radiovisie.eu (in Dutch). 2 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
^ van Rhijn, Theo (2 December 2024). "Paul van Gelder (1947–2024): tot het einde liefde voor radio, taal en muziek". radiolelystad.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 December 2024.

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