Arvid Weber Skjærpe (born 9 October 1947) is a Norwegian journalist and director.

Weber Skjærpe was born in Stavanger, where he was a member of the Young Liberals of Norway in the 1960s.

He also taught political science and sociology at the University of Oslo and was editor-in-chief of the student newspaper Universitas from 1971 to 1972.

[2] Skjærpe worked as journalist for Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 11 years, before becoming cultural director for Stavanger Municipality in 1985.

[3] Controversy arose when he stated that Oslo did not deserve to host the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest, claiming it had "neglected the culture".