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Knut Bjørnsen

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Knut Bjørnsen
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Knut Bjørnsen (26 July 1932 14 November 2008) was a sports commentator and journalist for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.

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In his youth, Bjørnsen was a promising speed skater. He was junior Norwegian champion in 1951.[1] He worked for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation between 1961 and 1991, and was NRK's main commentator for speed skating most of those years, together with fellow NRK veteran journalist Per Jorsett.[2] He also hosted the popular Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation game show Kvitt eller dobbelt ("Double or Nothing") for many years.[2] In 1991, Bjørnsen left the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, and began working for cable channel TV3, where he hosted the game show Lykkehjulet (a Norwegian adaptation of Wheel of Fortune).[1]

In his later years, he spoke out as a supporter of the Progress Party, having lost his confidence in the Conservative Party.[3]

In April 2008, Bjørnsen was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer, and he died from the illness seven months later, on 14 November 2008.[1]

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