Håkon Karlsen (March 5, 1922 – May 6, 2007) was a

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journalist.Haugli, Kurt. 2007. Håkon Karlsen er død. ''Aftenposten'' (May 7).
/ref> Karlsen was born in

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. During the Second World War, he escaped to neutral Sweden from

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, where he had been set to perform conscripted labor.NRK-historia i Trøndelag. 2000 ''NRK'' (August 28).
/ref> After attending

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, Karlsen worked as a teacher in Strinda. He was employed by

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at Trøndelag Broadcasting (''Trøndelag Kringkaster'') from 1947 to 1964, at NRK Troms from 1964 to 1976,Loddervik, Camilla. 2007. Håkon Karlsen er død. ''NRK'' (May 7).
/ref> and at NRK Sørlandet from 1976 onward, succeeding Julius Hougen. Karlsen was centrally engaged in the NRK Children's and Youth Department (''NRK Barne- og ungdomsavdelingen''), where he was well known for the characters Amandus and Antonsen during Children's Hour (''Barnetimen'') as well as the now-familiar entertainment department. He is known for having discovered the entertainer

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(a.k.a. Oluf) and he took part in many radio and television programs with him,Greiner, Robert. 2010. Vurderer å kalle opp vei etter Oluf. ''NRK'' (August 31).
/ref> as well as the record releases ''Ja, du Oluf'' (Cat Music, 1973) and ''Mølje & sodd'' (Dagbladets Sommerkassett, 1980) and the films ''Førti år med Oluf'' (Forty Years with Oluf; 1979) and ''Oluf – No må du skjærpe dæ, gutt'' (Oluf—Now You Need to Shape Up, Boy; 1991).

Publications

* ''Marulken'' (Oslo: Aschehoug, 1962) * ''Amandus og Antonsen'' (Oslo: Tiden, 1983)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Karlsen, Hakon People from Trondheim 1922 births 2007 deaths Norwegian military personnel of World War II Uppsala University alumni 20th-century Norwegian journalists