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Christine Præsttun

1971 – 2020

Norwegian journalist

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About Christine Præsttun

Lived 1971 – 2020 (aged 48). Christine Præsttun was a Norwegian journalist, television presenter, radio personality, correspondent and social worker.

Christine Præsttun (3 May 1971 – 8 January 2020) was a Norwegian television presenter and correspondent.

She studied sociology at the University of Oslo, graduating in 2001 with a master's thesis about identity and modernity in Hong Kong. While studying she had become involved in RadiOrakel in 1993, and while doing field work in Hong Kong in 1996 she managed to become P4 Radio's correspondent.

After graduation, she was hired in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and from 2002 to 2005 she was the inaugural presenter of the debate show Standpunkt. She later presented the radio programmes Dagsnytt 18, Ukeslutt and Søndagsavisa. Together with her husband Sverre Tom Radøy she was the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation correspondent in Africa, stationed in Kenya, from 2014 to 2018. She died from breast cancer on 8 January 2020, at the age of 48.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of Oslo
Positions held
NRK correspondent in Afrika
Employers
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
Also known as
Præsttun, Christine

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Christine Præsttun's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Christine Præsttun?

Norwegian journalist (1971–2020)

When was Christine Præsttun born?

Christine Præsttun was born on 3 May 1971 in Oslo.

When did Christine Præsttun die?

Christine Præsttun died on 8 January 2020 in Oslo.

What was Christine Præsttun's occupation?

Christine Præsttun was a journalist, television presenter, radio personality, correspondent and social worker.

What nationality was Christine Præsttun?

Christine Præsttun was Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Christine Præsttun

· Wikidata: Q81519833

· DBpedia: Christine Præsttun

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