Knut Olsen

{{Short description|Norwegian journalist}}

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File:Nordiske Mediedager 2010 - Thursday - NMD 2010 (4583095727) (cropped).jpgKnut Olsen (July 26, 1953 in Bærum – January 11, 2011) was a journalist for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) since 1983. Starting in 2008 he was the news anchor together with Nina Owing. He also led various political debate programs. He died from cancer on January 11, 2011.{{Cite web |last=Aas |first=Espen |date=2011-01-11 |title=Knut Olsen er død |url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/knut-olsen-er-dod-1.7458949 |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

His daughter, Thea Olsen, has after his death worked as sports-anchor in TV 2.{{cite news |url=http://www.vg.no/rampelys/artikkel.php?artid=10086490 |language=Norwegian |title=Thea Olsen om faren Knut: - Et stort forbilde |publisher=Verdens Gang |date=28 May 2011 |accessdate=19 November 2012}}