Gerard Ekdom is a Dutch radio DJ formerly at the radio stations NPO Radio 2 and the 3FM. Programs he hosted include Arbeidsvitaminen between September 2001 and September 2010) on weekdays from 10:00 until 12:00 am, "Effe Ekdom" as well as the Friday evening show Ekstra Weekend, together with Michiel Veenstra.

AVRO, short for Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep, was a Dutch public broadcasting association operating within the framework of the Nederlandse Publieke Omroep system. It was the first public broadcaster in the Netherlands. In 2014 AVRO merged with fellow broadcaster TROS to form AVROTROS.