Julius Hougen
Julius Hougen | |
|---|---|
 Julius Hougen in 1935 | |
| Born | 7 November 1906 Kristiansand, Norway |
| Died | 19 December 1993 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | jurist and radio personality |
Julius Hougen (7 November 1906 – 19 December 1993) was a Norwegian jurist and radio personality. He became known as the voice from
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's district office in Kristiansand.[1]
Early career and personal life
Hougen was born in
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (Norwegian: Norsk Rikskringkasting, NRK) took over after Kringkastingsselskapet in 1933. During the 1930s Hougen worked part-time for NRK as well as being a police officer. He became known as "the voice from Sørlandet", introducing the popular characters "shipmate Kristiansen and ship's engineer Tønnesen". In 1936 he married teacher Signe Hangeland.[1]
World War II
During the
Grini concentration camp in January 1943, being incarcerated at Grini for two years until January 1945.[2] Six of the members of Laudal's organization were later sentenced to death and shot at Trandum in May 1944.[3] While being at Grini, he was placed at the "death cell" called "Fallskjermen" for a period, and later as ordinary camp prisoner.[1] In the prisoner's documentary book on Grini (Griniboken. 1946.) Hougen wrote a chapter about the life at "Fallskjermen", including a list of those prisoners who were brought out to be shot.[4]
Post-war career
Hougen was a reporter for NRK when
Norwegian Radium Hospital was subject to similar fund-raising.[1]
After a short period in Oslo Hougen started working for the
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's district office in his home city Kristiansand. From 1967 he was leader of the Kristiansand branch (NRK Sørlandet) until his retirement in 1976, when he was succeeded by Håkon Karlsen.[6] He died in Kristiansand in 1993.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Aukland, Lodin. "Julius Hougen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ^ Giertsen, Børre R., ed. (1946). "6031. Haugen, Julius". Norsk fangeleksikon. Grinifangene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 219.
- ISBN 82-7010-166-4.
- ^ Hougen, Julius (1946). "Fallskjermen". In Lange, August; Schreiner, Johan (eds.). Griniboken (in Norwegian). Vol. 1. Oslo: Gyldendal. pp. 433–446.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ NRK-historia i Trøndelag. 2000 NRK (August 28).
