Father Roderick Vonh�gen is a Roman Catholic priest from Amersfoort, Utrecht in the Netherlands who works as a new media broadcaster and television presenter of programming related to Catholicism and pop culture. He runs the Star Quest Production Network and is host of Katholiek Nederland, a public television program. In April 2005, Vonh�gen created a podcast to report on the health of the ailing Pope John Paul II, and continued the podcast soon after the conclave electing Pope Benedict XVI as The Catholic Insider podcast. Vonh�gen later told CNN that the Vatican supported his initial podcasting chronicling the illness of Pope John Paul II, and that his goal with his variety of podcasts was to "share something of [his] enthusiasm". Catholic Insider won the 2005 People's Choice Podcast Award for religion inspiration and the 2006 award for best mobile podcast. Continuing to broaden his audience, Vonh�gen founded what is now the Star Quest Production Network and serves as chief executive officer. SQPN functions as a podcast network "specializing in the production of audio and video programs faithful to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church". 

April 5th, 1968 in Netherlands (Age 56)