In 2000, Sven Pichal joined the Flemish Radio and
Television Broadcasting Company (VRT), first as editor and reporter for
Levende Lijven,
De Nieuwe Wereld,
Camping Casablanca,
Wilde Geruchten,
Fris en Co and
Naast De Kwestie on Radio 1. He worked with Annemie Peeters for the first time when she presented
De Nieuwe Wereld and has considered her his teacher ever since. Pichal presented the Radio 1 programme
Peeters & Pichal with Peeters since September 2007. At the end of June 2012, the programme stopped and Pichal went to work behind the scenes at the VRT news service, where, among other things, he helped with TV programmes around the local elections. At the news service, he also became a reporter for
Het Journaal and
Volt. From September 2014 until 2023, Pichal presented the consumer programme
De inspecteur on Radio 2, succeeding Hein Decaluwé, which he combined with reporter work for
Volt. From September 2018, he was a presenter of
De Markt. On 26 August 2023, Pichal resigned from VRT for "personal reasons" with immediate effect, having been arrested two days earlier for sex offences. The contested radio maker's programme
The Inspector was dropped on Radio 2 and replaced in 2024 by the new consumer programme
WinWin fronted by Xavier Taveirne. == Child sex offences investigation ==