Gro Holm

Gro Holm, 2011.

Gro Holm (born 11 April 1958) is a Norwegian news editor and correspondent.

She was hired in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 1982. From 1994 to 1998 she served as their Moscow correspondent. She was later foreign affairs editor of the news division before being appointed as director of national and district news in 2005.[1] She was let go in September 2008 after disagreeing with the leadership on a proposed organizational model.[2] In 2013 she was appointed as the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's correspondent in Washington, DC.[3]

She is formerly married to professor of political history, Trond Nordby, now to high-ranking diplomat Kai Eide.[4] She has three daughters from her first marriage; her current husband had two earlier. The couple reside in Lommedalen.[5]

References

  1. Dalland, Eline (18 February 2006). "- Oppdratt til å megle". VG Helg (in Norwegian). p. 10.
  2. Dahl, Ingvill Dybfest (24 June 2008). "NRK-topper blir fristilt - uenige om ny organisasjon". VG (in Norwegian). pp. 46–47.
  3. "NRK ansetter fire nye korrespondenter" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 13 February 2013.
  4. Hustad, Jon. "Størst! Men best?". Klassekampen (in Norwegian) (18 June 2005).
  5. Nilsen, Freddy (14 March 2012). "Internasjonal langpendler". Budstikka (in Norwegian). p. 52.
Media offices
Preceded by
Hans-Wilhelm Steinfeld
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation correspondent in Moscow
19941998
(joint with Jan Espen Kruse 1994–1996,
joint with Morten Jentoft 1996–1998)
Succeeded by
Morten Jentoft
Preceded by
Anne Aasheim
Director of national and district news, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
20052008
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Jon Gelius
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation correspondent in Washington, DC
2013–present
Incumbent