Geir Hovig, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Geir Hovig

Norwegian radio host

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1944

Date of Death: 26-Apr-2009

Profession: journalist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Geir Johannes Hovig (18 September 1944 – 26 April 2009) was a Norwegian radio host. Hovig was born in Namsos, Norway, and grew up in Overhalla, Norway.
He started his career as a journalist with the Associated Press and the Norwegian News Agency news agencies, and was later (in 1970) hired by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.
He was a news reader in Dagsnytt, and later had his own radio shows, including Kveldskjør, Eldorado and Hovigs Hangar.
His shows featured a special emphasis on blues music.He died on 26 April 2009, 64 years old.