Olav Garvik

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Olav Garvik
Born (1944-03-21) 21 March 1944 (age 80)
Ogna, Norway
Alma mater University of Bergen
OccupationJournalist
Employer Bergens Tidende

Olav Garvik (born 21 March 1944) is a Norwegian journalist and biographer. He spent most of his career as journalist for the newspaper Bergens Tidende .

Career

Born in Ogna on 21 March 1944, Garvik graduated as cand.mag. from the University of Bergen in 1969. [1]

He worked as journalist for the newspaper Bergens Tidende from 1969 to 1978. He was chief editor of the newspaper Porsgrunns Dagblad in 1979. From 1980 to 2009 he was again assigned to Bergens Tidende, where he assumed various positions. [1] He retired from the newspaper in 2009, about forty years after his first assignment. [2]

His books include Da Venstre sprakk from 1982, Kristelig Folkeparti mellom tro og makt (1983), and biographies of the politicians Henrik Ameln, Wollert Konow, Bent Røiseland and Lars Sponheim. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Grepstad, Jon. "Olav Garvik". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Olav Garvik (65)". journalisten.no (in Norwegian). 25 September 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2024.


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