Talk:Kai Ryssdal

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This article very nearly copies the biography at http://marketplace.publicradio.org/about/cast_crew/ryssdal.html .

There have been edits in the past to avoid copyvio, but I think the article still plagarizes.Kpwa gok 17:26, 4 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Needs an Early Life Section[edit]

Where did he grow up? What were his parents occupations?

The combination some of his adult life details (foreign service, plus military) suggest (possibly) that he grew up in a military family. Is this so?

If not, where and in what circumstances, did he grow up?

69.171.160.214 (talk) 21:57, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like he was not a military brat, unless I am missing some details. Rather he is the son of at least one immigrant, hence (perhaps) his international interests.

98.245.148.9 (talk) 06:28, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

needs references[edit]

I added a tag to note that the article needs references. As the above comment notes, this may be a CV article anyway. Esrever 18:22, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Surname[edit]

What ethnicity is his surname? Badagnani 22:41, 5 October 2007 (UTC) His first name is either German or Scandinavian.[reply]

69.171.160.214 (talk) 21:59, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think he has a Dutch father. The first name "Kai" is Scandinavian/might be German too since Germans and some Scandinavians are related.

98.245.148.9 (talk) 06:30, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

First and last names could be Norwegian