On Friday 19 January, the news profile Tore Skoglund from Senja in Troms went out of time. Skolglund was 76 years old. The popular comedian, news profile and author is remembered by many from the news series “Du skal høre muche” from Rorbua in Tromsø. “A big but tired heart couldn’t take it anymore. He fell asleep quietly with his mother by his side. She – who always stood there,” wrote her son Per-Carsten Skoglund on Facebook. In recent years, Tore has struggled with heart problems, and recently he lived in a health institution. – He has meant a lot On Wednesday, near and dear ones met up to say a very last goodbye to Skoglund. The funeral took place in Finnsnes church and Reindalen cemetery. Former editor-in-chief of iTromsø, Jonny Hansen, has no doubt that Skoglund has meant “an enormous amount” to humor in Norway. – I think he has meant a lot. He was so central on the TV screen, as an author of humor books, and performed at village halls throughout the country. not least through “You shall hear a lot”, which went on for 16 years, and which was Tore Skoglund, even though there were guests, Hansen told news when the news became known. He is supported by the head of broadcasting at news Vibeke Fürst Haugen. – From the first episode in 1987, where he raised the question “ka e’ humor?”, he made viewers all over the country laugh together with the guests at Rorbua in Tromsø. Skoglund had a rare ability to convey good stories and a willingness to hear others’. Photo: Sveinung Åsali / news Good words Skoglund’s news colleague for many years, Hans Børge Hartvigsen, describes Skoglund as a “caring and hard-working colleague”. – He had an enormous network, which made it easy to find participants for our productions. Definitely an enrichment for his surroundings, said Hartvigsen, and was supported by Hansen: – He was a great boy. Kind, skilled. An excellent communicator, both as a journalist and as a writer, and not least as a storyteller, said iTromsø’s former editor-in-chief. Together with Arthur Arntzen and Asle Myrvoll, Skoglund received the Spellemannprisen in 1991 for Latterkula. He is also an honorary viking of Bjarkøy. Entertainment program where good jokes and stories are told. From “Rorbua” in Tromsø.
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