Lars-Jacob Krogh (26 September 1938 – 14 April 2010) was a

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and television presenter.

Biography

He was born at Nes in Akershus, Norway. Krogh studied at the

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in 1958-63. He earned his Master's degree in English language and literature after studying at

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which he attended under a Norwegian Oxford scholarship from 1960-61. He attended the

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1964-1965 ( Robert Schuman promotion). Krogh started working for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) in 1965, where he covered, among other things, the European Community membership referendum in 1972. Krogh worked for

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in the period 1994-96. Back in NRK he was one year in NRK Sport in 1997 before he was back in the news department. From 2003 he was the editor of Radio Kongsvinger. In 2008 he received

The King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

(''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') in gold. Krogh died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Krogh was diagnosed with

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in the fall of 2009, but this was based on a test that was not scientifically validated.

References

1938 births 2010 deaths People from Akershus University of Oslo alumni Alumni of the University of Oxford College of Europe alumni Norwegian television presenters Norwegian television news anchors NRK people TVNorge people Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in gold Deaths from motor neuron disease Neurological disease deaths in Norway {{Norway-bio-stub