Jakob Sæthre Skarstein (7 June 1921 – 6 August 2021) was a Norwegian journalist and radio presenter/personality.
He was born in Ålesund as the son of civil engineer Karl Skarstein (1892–1941) and Svanhild Sæthre (1898–1941).
In May 1945, when it became clear that Germany would lose World War II, Skarstein was asked to prepare free radio broadcasts to be used after the liberation.
He was soon employed by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, and spent his career at the regional office in Bergen, with short exceptions.
[1] Skarstein also wrote ballads, revues, radio dramas and participated in amateur theatre.