Nils Gunnar Lie

Nils Gunnar Lie (born 23 November 1950) is a Norwegian television personality.

He hails from Øystese.[1] He started his career in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, and worked on Dagsnytt and as a news anchor on Dagsrevyen.[2] In 1989 he was awarded the Se og Hør readers' TV personality of the year award.[3]

In 1992 he was hired by the new television channel TV 2. From 1992 to late 1997 he hosted about 180 editions of the debate program Holmgang.[4] He also hosted the Norwegian version of Jeopardy! for a period, parallel to hosting Holmgang, but quit in April 1997 to concentrate on the latter program.[5] From Holmgang he continued to TV 2-nyhetene as a news anchor.[1]

In early 2005 he went from TV 2-nyhetene to the breakfast television show God morgen, Norge.[6]

References
  1. Kristoffersen, Asbjørn (26 August 2000). "Ein harding og ein ankermann". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 36.
  2. Nærø, Sturle Scholz (23 November 2000). "Nyhetsbildet personlig". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 18.
  3. "Frøya med Årets TV-navn for femte gang". Hitra-Frøya (in Norwegian). 22 December 2009. p. 13.
  4. Henriksen, Arve (16 December 1997). "Gjør "Holmgang" for siste gang". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). p. 49.
  5. "Lie slutter i "Jeopardy!"". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). 22 April 1997. p. 32.
  6. Bikset, Lillian (18 December 2004). "Lie blir morgenfugl". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). p. 46.
Awards
Preceded by
Erik Diesen		 Se og Hør's TV Personality of the Year
1989		 Succeeded by
Hallvard Flatland


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