Knut Borge

Knut Borge
From a 2016 recording of the radio show Studio Sokrates
Born	(1949-09-02)2 September 1949 Bærum, Norway
Died	9 April 2017(2017-04-09) (aged 67) Oslo, Norway
Occupation	Journalist Entertainer

Knut Conrad Borge (2 September 1949 – 9 April 2017) was a Norwegian journalist and entertainer.

Borge came from Bærum, and became a freelancer for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 1973. Among his shows were Borgulfsen, with Torkjell Berulfsen from 1984 to 1997, and Swing&Sweet, with Leif "Smoke Rings" Anderson from 1986 to 1999. He has hosted the Spellemannprisen show several times. From 2004 he hosted a relaunch of the classical quiz show 20 spørsmål, which attained up to more than a million viewers. He worked as a jazz columnist and journalist for Verdens Gang from 1979 to 1989, and for Dagens Næringsliv from 1990 to 1995. His books include Det største siden Svartedauen from 1986, and Kjære Skrythals from 1994 (with Tore Skoglund).

Borge was awarded Molderosen at the Moldejazz festival in 1982. He received Lytterprisen from Riksmålsforbundet in 1996.