Frits Barend (born 17 February 1947) is a Dutch journalist, radio presenter and television presenter.

He is known for presenting the late night television talk show Barend & Van Dorp with Henk van Dorp.

Barend became nationally known for his talk show Barend & Van Dorp, which he co-hosted with Henk van Dorp.

[1] In 2007, he was one of the co-founders of the television channel Het Gesprek, together with Ruud Hendriks and Derk Sauer.

[2] The channel stopped broadcasting in August 2010 due to financial problems.