Dan Børge Akerø
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Dan Børge Akerø is a Norwegian television personality.
He took his education at the University of Oslo
, graduating with a cand.mag.
degree. From 1975 to 1980 he worked as a research assistant and research fellow at the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo
. He specialized in Latin America
n topics. In his younger days he also played association football for Skeid
and Viking FK.
Before finishing his master's degree, he started his media career as a foreign affairs reporter in NRK Radio in 1979. He was then promoted to news anchor in the national news show Dagsrevyen
. In 1986 he became a talk show host, for SenFredag, the first talk show on Norwegian television. He followed up with LørDan, which ran from 1987 to 1990. From 1990 to 1992 he was the sub-director of culture and entertainment in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.
In 1992, when a rivalling channel TV 2
was opened, Akerø was headhunted there. He hosted its opening show as well as other entertainment programmes.
In the late nineties, he co-founded the online gambling
company Global Money Games. The chairman of the board was former libertarian politician Pål Atle Skjervengen
. The company later known as a stock market bubble
, Akerø sold his shares some time before its demise in 1998. He has later established a lucrative investment company
, Danpower International AS. However, on one occasion he personally lost NOK
1,500,000 through a failed investment in the hotel business.
Akerø returned to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 1999, and soon hosted the show Den store klassefesten
. Between 2000 and 2005, the show had between 986,000 and 1,411,000 viewers; in comparison the whole country had about 4,500,000 inhabitants at the time. For this show, Akerø won two Gullruten
awards, in 2001 and 2003. He is also known for hosting the musical competition show Kjempesjansen, as well as a new round of LørDan. He also hosted the annual show Idrettsgallaen and the 2007 and 2008 editions of the charitable fundraiser show TV-aksjonen.
He took his education at the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
, graduating with a cand.mag.
Cand.mag.
Candidatus magisterii , Candidata magisterii , i.e. Latin Candidate of Arts, abbreviated cand.mag., is an academic degree used in Denmark, and formerly in Norway and Iceland, roughly corresponding to an American Master of Arts and officially translated as such...
degree. From 1975 to 1980 he worked as a research assistant and research fellow at the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo
International Peace Research Institute, Oslo
The Peace Research Institute Oslo is an independent peace studies institution, based in Oslo, Norway.- History and governance:PRIO was founded in 1959 by a group of Norwegian researchers, among these Johan Galtung. The institute was an affiliate of the Norwegian Institute for Social Research in...
. He specialized in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
n topics. In his younger days he also played association football for Skeid
Skeid Fotball
Skeid Fotball is a Norwegian football club and is located in the capital Oslo. Its current home field is Bislett. In past decades it has gained a reputation as a talent factory for the larger clubs in Norwegian football, and it has produced several players for the national team such as Daniel...
and Viking FK.
Before finishing his master's degree, he started his media career as a foreign affairs reporter in NRK Radio in 1979. He was then promoted to news anchor in the national news show Dagsrevyen
Dagsrevyen
Dagsrevyen is the daily evening news programme for the Norwegian television channel NRK1, the main channel of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation , broadcast at 7 pm. In 2007, the programme started airing simultaneously on NRK's dedicated news channel NRK2, but this arrangement ended that same...
. In 1986 he became a talk show host, for SenFredag, the first talk show on Norwegian television. He followed up with LørDan, which ran from 1987 to 1990. From 1990 to 1992 he was the sub-director of culture and entertainment in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.
In 1992, when a rivalling channel TV 2
TV 2 (Norway)
TV 2 is the largest commercial television station in Norway. Over 30% of the time Norwegians spend watching TV is spent watching TV 2. The station has 65% of the market for TV commercials in Norway....
was opened, Akerø was headhunted there. He hosted its opening show as well as other entertainment programmes.
In the late nineties, he co-founded the online gambling
Online gambling
Online gambling, also known as Internet gambling and iGambling, is a general term for gambling using the Internet.-Online poker:Online poker tables commonly offer Texas hold 'em, Omaha, Seven-card stud, razz, HORSE and other game types in both tournament and ring game structures...
company Global Money Games. The chairman of the board was former libertarian politician Pål Atle Skjervengen
Pål Atle Skjervengen
Pål Atle Skjervengen is a retired Norwegian politician.He was born in Oslo as a son of a police inspector. He finished secondary education in 1979, and briefly studied law, then business administration at the Norwegian School of Management. From 1982 to 1984 he worked in the party newspaper...
. The company later known as a stock market bubble
Stock market bubble
A stock market bubble is a type of economic bubble taking place in stock markets when market participants drive stock prices above their value in relation to some system of stock valuation....
, Akerø sold his shares some time before its demise in 1998. He has later established a lucrative investment company
Investment company
An investment company is a company whose main business is holding securities of other companies purely for investment purposes. The investment company invests money on behalf of its shareholders who in turn share in the profits and losses....
, Danpower International AS. However, on one occasion he personally lost NOK
Norwegian krone
The krone is the currency of Norway and its dependent territories. The plural form is kroner . It is subdivided into 100 øre. The ISO 4217 code is NOK, although the common local abbreviation is kr. The name translates into English as "crown"...
1,500,000 through a failed investment in the hotel business.
Akerø returned to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 1999, and soon hosted the show Den store klassefesten
Den store klassefesten
Den store klassefesten is a Norwegian chat show which was shown on NRK1 in 2000, 2001, 2005 and again from 2008. The programme was part of NRK's Saturday night line-up and the presenter was Dan Børge Akerø. Working with him, Akerø had the comedians Øystein Bache and Rune Gokstad who did a lot of...
. Between 2000 and 2005, the show had between 986,000 and 1,411,000 viewers; in comparison the whole country had about 4,500,000 inhabitants at the time. For this show, Akerø won two Gullruten
Gullruten
Gullruten is an annual award for the Norwegian TV business, founded in 1998 by Norske Film- og TV-produsenters forening. The awarding committee has representatives from the major national TV companies, NRK, TV2, TV3 and TVNorge...
awards, in 2001 and 2003. He is also known for hosting the musical competition show Kjempesjansen, as well as a new round of LørDan. He also hosted the annual show Idrettsgallaen and the 2007 and 2008 editions of the charitable fundraiser show TV-aksjonen.