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Viggo Johansen (journalist)

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Viggo Johansen
Correspondent of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in Stockholm
In office
1990–1992
Serving with Ivar Hippe.
Preceded byIngvild Bryn
Succeeded byKjell Pihlstrøm
Personal details
Born (1949-08-19) 19 August 1949 (age 75)
Oslo, Norway
EducationUniversity of Oslo
OccupationJournalist

Viggo Johansen (born 19 August 1949) is a Norwegian television presenter.

He has been a newspaper journalist in Dagbladet and worked for TV 2, but is best known from the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.[1]

He served as their correspondent in Brussels from 1993 to 1997, before he was appointed as magazine editor in 1998, news editor (among others of Dagsrevyen) in 1999 and finance editor in 2001. From 2002 to 2009 he presented his own programme, Redaksjon 1.[1] He continued with his own Saturday night show, Viggo på lørdag.[2]

In the 1960s and 1970s he played football for Vålerengen.[1] His son Victor Johansen became a professional footballer.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Viggo Johansen – kringkastingsmedarbeider". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  2. ^ "NRK skal finne nytt humortalent" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 26 August 2009.
Media offices
Preceded by
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation correspondent in Brussels
1993–1997
Succeeded by
Preceded by Editor of Dagsrevyen
1999–2001
Succeeded by