 On 17 September 2001 he succeeded Wim Rigter as host of "Arbeidsvitaminen".Since then, he has been on air every weekday between 9 and 12, and has made the show the most famous of its station.From 19 to 24 December 2005, Ekdom teamed up with colleagues Giel Beelen and Wouter van der Goes, to host the 2nd edition of fundraising radio show 3FM Serious Request.