Hans-Tore Bjerkaas
Norwegian broadcasting director (born 1951)
Hans-Tore Bjerkaas (born 7 June 1951 in Tromsø) is a former Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK).2
From Wikipedia’s article on Hans-Tore Bjerkaas (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Jun 7, 1951.1
About
He began his broadcasting career in 1977, joining NRK's Troms region, where he was deputy editor. Later, he was appointed deputy editor of NRK's Hordaland region. In 1992, he became director of programmes at the private TV 2, but returned to the NRK as the editor of regional programmes in Troms. Later, he became the Head of NRK Television, before returning as the chief editor of NRK Troms and Finnmark.
He was appointed Director-General by the NRK board on 24 January 2007, succeeding John G. Bernander. He retired from this position on 11 March 2013 and was succeeded by Thor Gjermund Eriksen.
In his younger days, Bjerkaas was a footballer, captaining Tromsø IL between 1970 and 1980. He played as a midfielder.
From Wikipedia’s article on Hans-Tore Bjerkaas, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Norwegian Broadcasting CorporationChief executive officer 2007 to 201311
Early life and education
- Date not recordedUniversity of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway magister degree3
Career
Occupation: association football player, television presenter, broadcasting executive, director of programming, journalist.6
- 2007 to 2013Chief executive, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation4
- 2007 to 2013Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation5
Personal life
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- 1WikidataHans-Tore Bjerkaas on Wikidata
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- 12Wikimedia CommonsHans-Tore Bjerkaas photo by Nordiske Mediedager, CC BY-SA 2.0