Tor Fuglevik, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Tor Fuglevik

Norwegian businessman

Date of Birth: 07-Apr-1950

Place of Birth: Kristiansand, Southern Norway, Norway

Profession: writer, businessperson, author, journalist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Tor Fuglevik

  • Tor Fuglevik (born 7 April 1950) is a Norwegian radio and television executive.While Director General for Radio at the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, Fuglevik founded the very first all-digital radio channel (DAB) in the world.
  • The NRK Klassisk channel, broadcasting classical music 24 hours a day, was launched on 1 June 1995.Tor Fuglevik holds degrees from the Norwegian School of Journalism in Oslo and the University of Oslo. He started his career as a radio news reporter for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) in 1971. He was appointed Head of Information at the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police in 1976.
  • Fuglevik has since held various positions at NRK, acting as Regional Manager, Radio Director General and Dep.
  • Director General.
  • From 2002 to 2006 he was Director General of Norges Televisjon (NTV), a company set up to establish a national, terrestrial TV network, and since 2006 has served as Director of the Norwegian branch of the international media conglomerate Modern Times Group. From 2004 to 2010, he was a board member of the Language Council of Norway, which is the consultative body for the Norwegian state and government on language issues. During his career, Fuglevik has also been a member of various governing bodies within the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in Geneva. Fuglevik has published several books about radio and broadcasting.
  • In 2008, Tor Fuglevik received The Honorary Award of Prix Radio for his contribution to the development of Norwegian Radio.

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