Paul van Gelder

Harald Paul van Gelder, who worked under the name Harkie or Harky, was a Dutch disc jockey.

Life and career

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.
Van Gelder was also banjoist-singer in the group "Bottle up & Go".
Van Gelder died on 2 December 2024, at the age of 77.