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- ↑ "Prisdryss til «Berlinerpoplene". NO: Kjendis.no. 18 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ↑ VG - Han åpner OL (25.11.1989, s.59)
1. «John Andreassen er mannen NRKs OL-direktør har bestemt skal stå for sendingene som åpner og avslutter de olympiske vinterlekene i Lillehammer».
2. «I den europeiske kringkastingsunionen, EBU, sier man det på en annen måte: – Han er en av verdensdelens fremste fjernsynsprodusenter» - ↑ "NRK TV - Sommeråpent - 10.08.2013". Tv.nrk.no. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
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