Hans-Tore Bjerkaas

Hans-Tore Bjerkaas (born 7 June 1951 in Tromsø) is a former Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK).

He began his broadcasting career in 1977, joining NRK's Troms region, where he was deputy editor.

He was appointed Director-General by the NRK board on 24 January 2007,[1] succeeding John G. Bernander.

He retired from this position on 11 March 2013 and was succeeded by Thor Gjermund Eriksen.

[2] In his younger days, Bjerkaas was a footballer, captaining Tromsø IL between 1970 and 1980.