Leif Husebye (29 April 1926 – 9 August 2009) was a Norwegian sailor, sports journalist and newspaper editor.
[2] His career in journalism started when he was hired in Morgenposten as a temp in 1946, by sports editor and former runner Hjalmar Johannessen.
[3] Industrialist Sverre Munck owned the newspaper at the time, but died in 1970.
[4] Shortly after Morgenposten's last issue on 31 March 1971,[3] Husebye was hired in Aftenposten where he worked as subeditor and sports editor.
He also followed the development of Aftenposten Aften closely, and was also a Norway correspondent for Politiken for three years.