The first edition of Het Journaal was broadcast on 31 October 1953, the day that Flemish television began.

Initially, Het Journaal was a small operation, with few staff; nowadays, there are dozens of journalists, and many other employees, such as directors, producers and technicians.

At weekends, an extra bulletin is broadcast at 8pm on VRT Canvas: this airs in place of current affairs programme Terzake (roughly translated, 'In this respect').

Current news presenters are: Notableprevious news presenters include Martine Tanghe[1] (1978-2020), Jan Becaus (1985–2013), Ivo Belet (1989–2003), Geert van Istendael (1978–1993), Dirk Sterckx (1986–1998), and André Vermeulen (1985–1996).

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