Lille Graah
Norwegian journalist and radio host
About Lille Graah
Lived 1908 – 2001 (aged 92). Lille Graah was a Norwegian reporter, continuity announcer and radio personality.
Anne Knudsdatter "Lille" Graah (22 January 1908 – 19 January 2001) was a Norwegian journalist, radio announcer and reporter. She worked for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation for more than thirty years, and is particularly known from the popular radio program Ønskekonserten.
Personal life Graah was born in Kristiania as the daughter of Knud Andreas Graah (1866–1908) and nurse Marie Blehr. She was the granddaughter of industrialist Knud Graah.
During World War II she was a member of an underground newspaper group and was arrested by the Gestapo in 1942. She was imprisoned at Grini, and sent to the Ravensbrück concentration camp in 1943.
From 1945 she worked for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, as a radio program announcer. Among her responsibilities was the program Ønskekonserten, the most popular radio show in Norway ever. She worked for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation for more than thirty years, from 1961 as a reporter for the local chapter Østlandssendingen. She founded the organization Norsk-Tsjekkoslovakisk Hjelpeforening in 1948, helping refugees after the Czechoslovak coup d'état of 1948.
She received the Medal of St. Hallvard in 1977.
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Who was Lille Graah?
Norwegian journalist and radio host (1908–2001)
When was Lille Graah born?
Lille Graah was born on 22 January 1908 in Christiania, Oslo Municipality.
When did Lille Graah die?
Lille Graah died on 19 January 2001 in Oslo, Oslo Municipality.
What was Lille Graah's occupation?
Lille Graah was a reporter, continuity announcer and radio personality.
What nationality was Lille Graah?
Lille Graah was Norwegian.
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