Einar Johannessen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Einar Johannessen

Norwegian journalist

Date of Birth: 09-Apr-1926

Place of Birth: Halden, Eastern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 13-Jan-2016

Profession: teacher, veterinarian, journalist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Einar Johannessen

  • Einar Johan Johannessen (9 April 1926 – 13 January 2016) was a Norwegian radio and television personality.He was born in Halden, and has worked five years as a journalist in Smaalenenes Amtstidende.
  • He took the examen artium in 1947 and graduated from Oslo Teachers' College in 1953, and worked two years as a school teacher.
  • He also worked part-time jobs in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.
  • Among others he worked with Dagsnytt and as a continuity announcer.
  • He then took education at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, graduating with the cand.med.vet.
  • degree in 1962.
  • He worked four years as a research assistant and teacher at the School of Veterinary Science.In 1966 he was hired in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, and anchored Dagsrevyen.
  • He quit Dagsrevyen in 1967, and started working in the public information department.
  • He worked with popular science programs, and especially became known for making medicine-themed orientations.
  • He was often called "the TV doctor" or "the TV physician".
  • From 1972 to 1973 he was on a leave from television and was assisting editor of Tidsskrift for Den norske lægeforening.
  • In 1977 he was awarded the Riksmål prize Norsk Lytterforenings ærespris.
  • In 1980 he was awarded the Se og Hør readers' TV personality of the year award.In 1986 a controversy arose.
  • Since August 1985 he had been paid 3000 kr each month by the National Association against Cancer as a consultant.
  • It then became clear that this was against the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's rules for secondary jobs.
  • In January 1987 the board of directors, chaired by Halvor Stenstadvold, found Johannessen guilty of breaching the rules.
  • He was stripped of the title as subeditor and was degraded on the wage scale.
  • He was also suspended from presenting a television show for one year.
  • In July the Ministry of Culture, as owner of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, found this to be an illegitimate decision.
  • The board of directors nonetheless chose to uphold the penalty two times, in August and November.
  • In April 1988 the Ministry of Culture definitely overturned the board of directors' decision.While he was suspended, Johannessen worked for Apotekernes Fællesindkjøp.
  • After he did return, the Director of the Broadcasting Corporation Bjartmar Gjerde declared that he still would not get any airtime.
  • In November 1988 Johannessen applied for a job in the Broadcasting Corporation's district radio in Hedmark.
  • Gjerde then left the position, and in January 1989 Johannessen again appeared in television programs.He resides in Løten.

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