Toppen Bech (28 March 1939 – 5 February 2024) was a Norwegian journalist.

Biography

Toppen Bech was born in

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, and was the mother of

Alexandra Bech Gjørv Alexandra Bech Gjørv (born 13 September 1965) is a Norwegian lawyer and businesswoman. She has been chief executive of SINTEF since 2016. Early and personal life Born on 13 September 1965, Gjørv is the daughter of journalist Toppen Bech. She ...

. From 1960 to 1971 she worked for the newspaper ''

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'', and she edited the magazine '' Alle Kvinner'' from 1973 to 1978. She was assigned to the

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in 1984. She hosted a number of shows, including ''Unnskyld at jeg spør'' and ''Den blå timen''. In the television series ' she presented manor houses and mansions, and a total of 62 programs were produced between 1997 and 2006. Bech died on 5 February 2024, at the age of 84.

References

1939 births 2024 deaths Journalists from Oslo Norwegian magazine editors NRK people Aftenposten people {{norway-journalist-stub