Knut Borge

Knut Borge
From a 2016 recording of the radio show Studio Sokrates
Born(1949-09-02)2 September 1949
Bærum, Norway
Died9 April 2017(2017-04-09) (aged 67)
Oslo, Norway
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • Entertainer

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

Career

Borge came from Bærum, and took upper secondary education with emphasis on economic subjects at Nadderud Upper Secondary School. He became a freelancer for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation 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 Spellemannprisen 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 Verdens Gang from 1979-89, and for Dagens Næringsliv from 1990-95. His books include Det største siden Svartedauen from 1986, and Kjære Skrythals from 1994 (with Tore Skoglund).

Borge died on 9 April 2017, aged 67.

Personal life

Borge was born in Bærum on 2 September 1949. He was married to journalist Tone Gammelgaard until her death in 2004.

Awards

Borge was awarded the Molderosen at the Moldejazz festival in 1982. He was awarded the Lytterprisen from Riksmålsforbundet in 1996.

References

  1. ↑ "Knut Borge (63) er sår og trist fordi han ikke lenger får lede "20 spørsmål". Det kler ham dårlig". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). 8 September 2012.
  2. ↑ Hoffengh, Sissel (18 July 2015). "Jazzhjørnet". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). pp. 22–25.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Knut Borge profile". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 Bakke, Sven Ove; Hobbelstad, Inger Merete; Kvalshaug, Vidar; Nilsen, Morten Ståle (2012). Norske klassikere. Bøker, filmer, musikk, radio og TV fra 1945 til i dag (in Norwegian). Oslo: Spartacus. pp. 16, 244, 271. ISBN 978-82-430-0560-0.
  5. 1 2 "Knut Borge er død". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Molderosen". moldebymuseum.no (in Norwegian). Molde Bymuseum. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "TV-prisen og Lytterprisen". riksmalsforbundet.no (in Norwegian). Riksmålsforbundet. Retrieved 10 April 2016.