Jan Ditlev Hansen

Jan Ditlev Hansen
Born (1946-03-26) 26 March 1946
Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag
Occupation Journalist & program host

Jan Ditlev Hansen (born 26 March 1946 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz journalist and program host at the NRK. He is married to Cand.polit Randi Marie Haugland, at University of Tromsø.

Career

Hansen has been closely involved in northern Norwegian jazz for 40 years. First in the Harstad as secretary and director of Nordnorsk Jazzforum in early 1970s, then in Vadsø, in which he was master of ceremonies during the first Varangerfestivalen in 1982. Since 1978 he has worked for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, and has made numerous radio and television programs about the northern Norwegian jazz. From 1997 he has been living in Tromsø, where he produces his weekly Rundt midnatt (Around midnight) for the NRK P2.[1] He is also part of the NRK Jazz editorial. Hansen has written journalistic books, articles, and local historical writings, including the jazz.[2][3]

Honors

Bibliography

References

  1. "Rundt midnatt" (in Norwegian). NRK P2. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  2. 1 2 Heiene, Marit (2013-07-18). "NRK-veteran fikk Molderosen" (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  3. "Stubøprisen til Jan Ditlev Hansen" (in Norwegian). Margbok.no. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  4. "Jan Ditlev Hansen Biography" (in Norwegian). Margbok.no. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
Awards
Preceded by
Finn Sletten
Recipient of the Stubøprisen
2011
Succeeded by
Tim Challman
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