A. J. Beirens
Albert J. Beirens (May 1947 – 25 June 2020) was a Belgian radio producer and journalist. Early life. Beirens was born in Bruges in May 1947. Career. In the 1970s, Beirens was a radio producer with various pirate stations, including Radio North Sea International and Radio Atlantis, which were illegal radio stations that broadcast from a ship in the North Sea. For more than 30 years, he worked for the BBC and the VRT, the national Flemish broadcasting station, as a correspondent. He also worked for Radio Nova Italie, Radio Paradijs (Knokke-Heist), ORO Nieuwsdienst and VRT. He  was a radio correspondent for Zeebrugge and Knokke-Heist. As a maritime journalist, AJ Beirens specialized in the port of Zeebrugge and the English Channel. He wrote several books including one about the refugee problems during World War II. In May 2020, his health deteriorated. He opted for euthanasia and died on 25 June 2020 at age 73.