Ekstra Weekend
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| Running time | 180 minutes |
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| Country of origin | Netherlands |
| Language(s) | Dutch |
| Home station | 3FM |
| Hosted by | Gerard Ekdom, Michiel Veenstra |
| Produced by | Tjitse Leemhuis (a.k.a. Tjibbe Tjibsma) |
| Original release | 1 September 2006 – 13 December 2013 |
| No. of episodes | 567 |
| Website | http://go.3fm.nl/ekstraweekend |
Ekstra Weekend was a Dutch radio broadcast by the Dutch public broadcaster NTR for 3FM. The show aired on Friday nights between 7 and 10 pm. The show was hosted by Gerard Ekdom and Michiel Veenstra. The name Ekstra Weekend is a contraction of the last names of the two hosts. When one of the two was absent, he was replaced by Domien Verschuuren, nicknamed Iemand Anders (someone else), who used to be the producer of the show until Tjitse Leemhuis took his role. On 6 May 2011, the 'voice of 3FM', Eric Corton, substituted for Gerard Ekdom. In the past, other DJs have been known to replace either one of the regular DJs. Rob Stenders, Paul Rabbering and Bart Arens have all been substitute DJs. They all have their own shows on 3FM. Producer Tjitse Leemhuis (a.k.a. Tjibbe Tjibsma) was also part of the show.
An important characteristic of the show was that it looks and sounds like total chaos. Usually more of the items go wrong or won't air on the time that they're meant to be aired. The presenters call the show their party on the radio. Although Ekstra Weekend was aired on a music station, the hosts talk a large part of the show. An important part of the show was the guest. Every week, Ekdom and Veenstra received a guest. Usually this was a celebrity from the Netherlands or Flanders. Incidentally, they'll receive a guest from the United Kingdom or United States.
Ekstra Weekend was the successor of Lantinga & Swijnenberg. That show moved to afternoon drivetime as Coen & Sander Show when Wouter van der Goes moved from 3FM to the commercial broadcaster Q-Music.
Since 6 March 2009, the show was also broadcast on the digital TV channel 101 TV.
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