Claus Toksvig
| Claus Toksvig | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Claus Bertel Toksvig 21 October 1929 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 4 November 1988 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Occupation | journalist, broadcaster, politician |
| Years active | 1951 – 1988 |
| Spouse(s) | Julie Anne Toksvig (née Brett) |
| Children | Nick Toksvig, Sandi Toksvig, Jenifer Toksvig |
Claus Toksvig (21 October 1929 – 4 November 1988) was a Danish journalist and broadcaster who, as the Danish Broadcasting Corporation's first ever permanent foreign correspondent, is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest figures in Danish broadcasting history.
In later life he turned his attention to politics. In 1984, having won one of the highest number of popular votes ever recorded by a Danish politician, he was elected as a member of the European Parliament and served briefly as one of the European Parliament's fourteen Vice-Presidents.
Commencing with five years spent working on the BBC World Service's Danish language broadcasts, in London, Toksvig held numerous appointments in journalism and broadcasting.
He was part of the original team of reporters on TV Avisen, the first daily evening television news programme broadcast by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) in 1965; and in 1967 he was posted to New York as DR's first ever permanent foreign correspondent.
After fifteen years of continuous service as a foreign correspondent, in New York and London; he resigned his position with DR in a dispute over working conditions and their intention to rotate him out of his posting to London, where his family were settled and he had established a permanent home.
As a broadcaster, he is probably most popularly remembered as the man providing the live Danish commentary on the Apollo 11 mission and Neil Armstrong's first moon walk.
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