Einar Johan Johannessen (9 April 1926 – 13 January 2016) was a Norwegian radio and television personality.
[7] In January 1987 the board of directors, chaired by Halvor Stenstadvold, found Johannessen guilty of breaching the rules.
[8] In July the Ministry of Culture, as owner of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, found this to be an illegitimate decision.
[9] The board of directors nonetheless chose to uphold the penalty two times, in August and November.
In November 1988 Johannessen applied for a job in the Broadcasting Corporation's district radio in Hedmark.
[13] Gjerde then left the position, and in January 1989 Johannessen again appeared in television programs.