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Hans-Tore Bjerkaas (born 7 June 1951 in
Brief profile
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Hans-Tore Bjerkaas (born 7 June 1951 in Tromsø
Tromsø (, , ; se, Romsa ; fkv, Tromssa; sv, Tromsö) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Tromsø (city), city of Tromsø.
Tromsø lies ...
) is a former Director-General
A director general or director-general (plural: ''directors general'', ''directors-general'', ''director generals'' or ''director-generals''
) or general director is a senior executive officer, often the chief executive officer, within a government ...
of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
NRK, an abbreviation of the Norwegian ''Norsk Rikskringkasting AS'', generally expressed in English as the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and the largest ...
(NRK).
He began his broadcasting career in 1977, joining NRK's Troms
Troms (; se, Romsa; fkv, Tromssa; fi, Tromssa) is a former county in northern Norway. On 1 January 2020 it was merged with the neighboring Finnmark county to create the new Troms og Finnmark county. This merger is expected to be reversed by t ...
region, where he was deputy editor. Later, he was appointed deputy editor of NRK's Hordaland
Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Municipal ...
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
Finnmark (; se, Finnmárku ; fkv, Finmarku; fi, Ruija ; russian: Финнмарк) was a county in the northern part of Norway, and it is scheduled to become a county again in 2024.
On 1 January 2020, Finnmark was merged with the neighbouri ...
.
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
Thor Gjermund Eriksen (born 2 October 1966) is a Norwegian journalist and editor who has been Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 2013 to 2022.
Career Journalistic career
Born in Oslo, he was hired as a journalist in ' ...
.
In his younger days, Bjerkaas was a footballer, captaining Tromsø IL
Tromsø Idrettslag is a Norwegian professional football club founded in 1920, based in the city of Tromsø. They play their home games at Alfheim Stadion. Tromsø play in the Eliteserien.
Tromsø have won the Norwegian Cup twice, in 1986 and 19 ...
between 1970 and 1980.
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Brief profile
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