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'''Willem van Kooten''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈʋɪləɱ vɑŋ ˈkoːtə(n)}}; 7 January 1941 in ] – 3 January 2025<ref>https://www.ad.nl/show/radiomaker-willem-van-kooten-alias-joost-den-draaijer-op-83-jarige-leeftijd-overleden~a736146c/</ref>) was a Dutch entrepreneur and DJ under the name '''Joost den Draaijer''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈjoːz dɛn ˈdraːiər|pron}}).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rtl.nl/financien/thuisopdebeurs/debeleggers/belegger3/ |title=''Thuis Op De Beurs'' |website=rtl.nl |access-date=2016-10-30}}</ref> His son ] is the founder of the ] division ]. '''Willem van Kooten''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈʋɪləɱ vɑŋ ˈkoːtə(n)}}; 7 January 1941 – 3 January 2025) was a Dutch entrepreneur and DJ under the name '''Joost den Draaijer''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈjoːz dɛn ˈdraːiər|pron}}).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rtl.nl/financien/thuisopdebeurs/debeleggers/belegger3/ |title=''Thuis Op De Beurs'' |website=rtl.nl |access-date=2016-10-30}}</ref> He was born in Hilversum.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-03 |title=Radiopionier Willem van Kooten (83) overleden, bedenker van Top 40 |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2550510-radiopionier-willem-van-kooten-83-overleden-bedenker-van-top-40 |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=NOS Nieuws |language=nl}}</ref>

His son ] is the founder of the ] division ].

Van Kooten died on 3 January 2025, four days shy of his 84th birthday.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Radiomaker Willem van Kooten, alias Joost den Draaijer, op 83-jarige leeftijd overleden |url=https://www.ad.nl/show/radiomaker-willem-van-kooten-alias-joost-den-draaijer-op-83-jarige-leeftijd-overleden~a736146c/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Algemeen Dagblad |language=nl-NL}}</ref>


==See also== ==See also==

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In this Dutch name, the surname is van Kooten, not Kooten.
Willem van Kooten (1968)

Willem van Kooten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləɱ vɑŋ ˈkoːtə(n)]; 7 January 1941 – 3 January 2025) was a Dutch entrepreneur and DJ under the name Joost den Draaijer (pronounced [ˈjoːz dɛn ˈdraːiər]). He was born in Hilversum.

His son Eelko van Kooten is the founder of the Warner Music Group division Spinnin' Records.

Van Kooten died on 3 January 2025, four days shy of his 84th birthday.

See also

References

  1. "Thuis Op De Beurs". rtl.nl. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  2. "Radiopionier Willem van Kooten (83) overleden, bedenker van Top 40". NOS Nieuws (in Dutch). 2025-01-03. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  3. "Radiomaker Willem van Kooten, alias Joost den Draaijer, op 83-jarige leeftijd overleden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-01-03.


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