Kari Sørby (28 October 1938 – 28 September 1987[1]) was a Norwegian television personality.

She was born in Kristiansand, and studied at the University of Oslo. She was hired in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 1970 and was promoted to program secretary in 1971. Her most profiled job on the television screen was as the news anchor in Dagsrevyen.[2] In 1981 she was awarded the Se og Hør readers' TV personality of the year award.[3][4] In 1983 she published a memoir, På min måte. Fra et nær- og fjernsynt liv.[5]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Cemeteries in Norway" (in Norwegian). DIS-Norge. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  2. ^ Hjelle, Eivind Otto (30 September 1987). "Kari Sørby". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 14.
  3. ^ "Frøya med Årets TV-navn for femte gang". Hitra-Frøya (in Norwegian). 22 December 2009. p. 13. Note that this source gives her name as Sørbø.
  4. ^ Sunnanå, Unni (11 October 1984). "Ukepressen: venn og veileder i 150 år". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 49.
  5. ^ Sørby, Kari (1983). På min måte. Fra et nær- og fjernsynt liv (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelens. ISBN 9788202098049.
Awards
Preceded by Se og Hør's TV Personality of the Year
1981
Succeeded by