About: Gunnar Gran

Gunnar Gran (11 July 1931 – 12 June 2016) was a Norwegian media executive. He was born in Ålesund as a son of Wilhelm Ernst Ramm Gran (1890–1979) and Marit Mogstad (1896–1982). He was married twice, the second time to Kari Fougner, an older sister of Else Bugge Fougner. He finished his secondary education in Oslo in 1950 and started philology studies. He was hired in the Norwegian News Agency in 1952, Aftenposten in 1961 and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 1967. He was a subeditor in the radio newscast Dagsnytt, later promoted to editor. He was the director of radio from 1981 to 1986. Norway had only one radio channel until 1984, when NRK P2 was opened. As such a new director was hired for P2, while Gran continued as director of NRK P1 only.