Knut Conrad Borge (2 September 1949 – 9 April 2017) was a Norwegian journalist and entertainer. Borge came from

Bærum Bærum () is a municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Norway that forms an affluent suburb of Oslo on the west coast of the city. Bærum is Norway's fifth largest municipality with a population of 128,760 (2021). It is part of the electoral ...

, and took upper secondary education with emphasis on economic subjects at Nadderud Upper Secondary School. He became a freelancer for the

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in 1973. Among his shows were ''Borgulfsen'', with Torkjell Berulfsen from 1984 to 1997, and ''Swing&Sweet'', with Leif "Smoke Rings" Anderson from 1986 to 1999. He hosted the ''

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'' show several times. From 2004 onward, he hosted a relaunch of the classical quiz show '' 20 spørsmål'', which attained up to more than a million viewers. He worked as a jazz columnist and journalist for ''

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'' from 1979-89, and for ''

Dagens Næringsliv ''Dagens Næringsliv'' (Norwegian for "Today's Business"), commonly known as ''DN'', is a Norwegian newspaper specializing in business news. , it is the third-largest newspaper in Norway. Editor-in-chief is Janne Johannessen, who was appointed i ...

'' from 1990-95. His books include ''Det største siden Svartedauen'' from 1986, and ''Kjære Skrythals'' from 1994 (with Tore Skoglund).

Awards

Borge was awarded the ''Molderosen'' at the

Moldejazz Molde International Jazz Festival (MIJF) or Moldejazz (established 1961 in Molde) takes place annually in July, and is known as one of the oldest jazz festivals in Europe. It was initiated by the local Storyville Jazz Club. Since 1964 it has rec ...

festival in 1982. Borge was awarded the ''Lytterprisen'' from Riksmålsforbundet in 1996.

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* 1949 births 2017 deaths People from Bærum Norwegian journalists Norwegian entertainers Norwegian music journalists NRK people Jazz writers Norwegian columnists {{Norway-journalist-stub