Humberto Tan over veerkracht, het falen van RTL Late Night en het verliezen van familieleden

Television presenter, radio producer, and photographer Humberto Tan has enjoyed a rich and highly successful career in the media world. From sports to talk shows, photography to radio, he's a jack of all trades. But his life isn't solely defined by success: the Surinamese-born presenter lost his brother Patrice to AIDS at a young age, lost his mother over twenty years ago, and shortly thereafter also lost his brother Steve, who died of a brain tumor. "I still miss them every day," says an emotional Humberto during the episode of College Tour the podcast!. He candidly discusses how he's coping with this profound loss and how the former sports reporter always manages to find the positive in life. In College Tour the podcast!, Humberto succeeds in making the audience laugh, wonder, and, above all, move them. He does this in a way that only Humberto can: with tears in his eyes, but always with an eye for the light. 🎥 This interview with Humberto Tan was recorded in lecture hall Lipsius 0.11 at Leiden University on December 10, 2025. 👉 Listen to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Opt... 👉 Listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 📸 Follow us on Instagram: collegetour_depodcast 🎬 Check out our videos on TikTok: collegetourpodcast 📧 Contact: [email protected] ⁠⁠ Editors: Ben Imthorn, Kaylee de Jong Editing: Annelies Ruijs, Femke de Wit, Jolin Jooren, Lisa O’Malley, Lin Stienstra, Pleun van den Berg Editors-in-Chief: Jaap de Jong, Twan Huys Editing: Kaylee de Jong, Jolin Jooren, Willem van Rooijen Presentation: Twan Huys Production: Aniek Wiggers, Maud Hermans, Natasha van der Walle Music: Tom Koenrades 🎙️ College Tour the podcast! Made possible by: CopyCopy Leiden, La Bordelaise Wijnen, Het Pakhuis In collaboration with: MA Journalism and New Media, Leiden University Special thanks to: Annie Hegeman Copyright: College Tour 0:00 Introduction 1:20 Humberto Tan's Study Time 2:42 Running from Police (Dogs) 3:36 Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll 5:04 Humberto Tan's Career 6:00 George Clooney 6:43 Humberto Talking About Topics You Don't Want to Talk About 8:06 Humberto on the Low Number of Presenters of Color 10:10 How did Humberto, as a man of color, manage to become a presenter? 10:41 Music 11:44 Humberto on the loss of family members 14:33 Humberto gets emotional about his children 19:22 Twan Huys as Humberto's successor at RTL Late Night 22:28 Albert Verlinde's accusation of sexual misconduct 25:01 Telstar in the Eredivisie 25:48 RTL Tonight and Renze Klamer's ratings 26:34 Television critic Wilfred Takken 28:17 Humberto on who he doesn't invite to the table 29:50 Thierry Baudet 30:27 The lawsuit about the Stint accident in Oss 32:12 Humberto on the outrage that was blown out of proportion 34:30 Humberto's outspoken opinion 37:29 Ruud Gullit and the Mijnals Commission 41:18 Mental health issues among young people 42:46 Humberto on preparing for a Podcast 43:19 Surinamese music 43:58 Humberto's interview with victims of the Bataclan theater attack 49:42 Sonja Barend Award 50:35 Humberto on his last name 51:43 Humberto gets emotional about his deceased brother Patrice 54:02 Tomorrow will be better 54:43 Optimism 55:32 Thank you and closing remarks #collegetour #collegetourpodcast #willkoopman #twanhuys #leiden #university