Lars Sigurd Sunnanå (born 28 May 1946) is a Norwegian journalist.
Personal life
Sunnanå was born in Karmøy and grew up in Porsgrunn. He is a nephew of Klaus Sunnanå. He is married and his son Lars Magne Sunnanå is a former local politician (Conservative) in Bærum, where the family lives. Lars Sigurd Sunnanå was himself a member of the Norwegian Young Conservatives in his youth. He is also a freemason.
Career
He worked in Varden and Aftenposten in his early career. He was awarded the Narvesen Prize in 1971. In 1972 he was hired by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. He was their Middle East correspondent from 1999 to 2003, and in 2010, he began as NRK's Africa correspondent based in Nairobi. His tenure ended in 2013.
In 2004 he wrote the book Saddams fortrolige together with Saddam Hussein's physician Ala Bashir. The book was translated to English, French, Arabic, Danish, Finnish, German, Swedish, Dutch, Estonian, Spanish, Japanese and Russian. In 2005 came Oppdraget. Innsidehistorien om Saddams atomvåpen, about nuclear weapons in Iraq, together with Jafar D. Jafar and Numan Saadaldin al-Niaimi. In 2008 came Skibbrudd. En dokumentar om Redningsselskapets skjulte liv, a critical book about the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue.
References
- ^ Solheim, Stig (23 December 2010). "Vår mann i Afrika". Budstikka (in Norwegian). pp. 30–32.
- ^ Valestrand, Terje (5 November 2005). "Den omstendelige reporteren". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 8.
- Fjelldal, Stian (28 October 2008). "– Ikke noe problem å være frimurer". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). p. 42.
- "Narvesenprisen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- Henriksen, Sissel (29 September 2007). "I virkeligheten". Klassekampen (in Norwegian). p. 11.
- "Steinfeld tilbake til Moskva" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 9 February 2010.
- "NRK ansetter fire nye korrespondenter" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 13 February 2013.
- List of publications in BIBSYS
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded bySverre Mitsem | Recipient of the Narvesen Prize 1971 (shared with Asbjørn Larsen) |
Succeeded byFædrelandsvennen |
| Media offices | ||
| Preceded byFritz Nilsen | Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation correspondent in the Middle East 1999–2003 |
Succeeded byOdd Karsten Tveit |
| Preceded byDag Bredvei | Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation correspondent in Africa 2010–2013 |
Succeeded byChristine Præsttun and Sverre Tom Radøy |
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