Herbjørn Sørebø

Herbjørn Sørebø (25 April 1933 – 29 March 2003) was a Norwegian journalist and broadcasting personality for more than thirty years.

Herbjørn Sørebø
Born(1933-04-25)25 April 1933
Fjaler, Norway
Died29 March 2003(2003-03-29) (aged 69)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationJournalist and broadcasting personality
AwardsKing's Medal of Merit in gold (2003)

Biography

He was born in Fjaler. He started working for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 1964, first for the radio, and later for the television. His speciality was Norwegian politics, as a reporter from the Parliament. From 1988 to 1990 he headed the daily evening news programme Dagsrevyen. Sørebø published more than 40 books during his career. He had his own column in the weekly newspaper Dag og Tid from 1975 until his death in 2003.

He was chairman of the board of the news agency Nynorsk Pressekontor from 1975 to 1985. Among his books is the poetry collection Bønder spelar ikkje tennis from 1972, and the autobiography Medieliv from 2003.[1] [2][3]

Sørebø retired in the fall of 2001. In 2003, he received the King's Medal of Merit in gold.

References
  1. "Nynorsk Pressekontor". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  2. Kobbeltveit, Olav. "Herbjørn Sørebø". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  3. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Herbjørn Sørebø". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 January 2013.


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