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Rolf Kirkvaag (20 September 1920 – 24 January 2003) was a Norwegian journalist, and a radio- and TV personality. He worked for NRK, the Norwegian state broadcasting network, between 1947 and 1959, and 1969 and 1990. From 1972 to 1985 he was entertainment director.

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  • Rolf Kirkvaag (20 September 1920 – 24 January 2003) was a Norwegian journalist, and a radio- and TV personality. He worked for NRK, the Norwegian state broadcasting network, between 1947 and 1959, and 1969 and 1990. From 1972 to 1985 he was entertainment director. Already a popular public persona, his fame grew enormously after an incident in 1956. Kirkvaag was among the passengers on a Braathens SAFE plane that crashed by Hommelfjell, the Hummelfjell Accident. Two people were dead and ten still alive. Kirkvaag – with a broken bone in his foot – and another passenger had to walk 18 km (11 mi) for help. The incident made Kirkvaag a national hero, and he has since been referred to as Norway's first celebrity. Among the shows he hosted were the children's show Titten Tei and the radio quiz show 20 spørsmål (20 Questions). He was also a commentator for numerous sporting events, like the 1952 Winter Olympics. Rolf Kirkvaag's son, Trond Kirkvaag, was a well-known television comedian. Trond, who died in 2007, wrote a controversial biography of his father shortly before his own death. Here he described Rolf's darker side, and alleged that he had been an emotionally distant and occasionally violent father. (en)
  • Rolf Wilhelm Kirkvaag, född 20 september 1920 i Kristiania (nuvarande Oslo), död där 24 januari 2003, var en norsk journalist, skådespelare och programledare i NRK. Kirkvaag var knuten till NRK 1947–1959, fram till 1953 med sportreportage som gebit. Åren 1953–1959 var han vid underhållningsavdelningen. Från 1969 var han åter vid NRK och var programredaktör och ledare för underhållningsavdelningen i radio 1972–1985. (sv)
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  • Rolf Wilhelm Kirkvaag, född 20 september 1920 i Kristiania (nuvarande Oslo), död där 24 januari 2003, var en norsk journalist, skådespelare och programledare i NRK. Kirkvaag var knuten till NRK 1947–1959, fram till 1953 med sportreportage som gebit. Åren 1953–1959 var han vid underhållningsavdelningen. Från 1969 var han åter vid NRK och var programredaktör och ledare för underhållningsavdelningen i radio 1972–1985. (sv)
  • Rolf Kirkvaag (20 September 1920 – 24 January 2003) was a Norwegian journalist, and a radio- and TV personality. He worked for NRK, the Norwegian state broadcasting network, between 1947 and 1959, and 1969 and 1990. From 1972 to 1985 he was entertainment director. (en)
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