Since 2013, Tore Strømøy has had a contractor agreement with NRK. On Monday, the parties agreed to terminate this, NRK stated in a statement to NTB.
– Tore Strømøy has been an important profile for NRK with great public appeal. Now it was right to end the collaboration, says regional editor Eivind Undrum Jacobsen in NRK Midt.
District director Marius Lillelien thanks Strømøy for his efforts over many years at NRK.
– He has left his mark for over 30 years with many audience successes. We wish him good luck in the future, says Lillelien.
NTB has been in contact with Strømøy, who refers to regional editor Jacobsen.
Bamsegutt and Royal House Radio
Last week, the NRK management stopped a radio program Strømøy had planned, where callers would call in and discuss current issues. The topic was intended to be the ongoing noise surrounding the royal house.
Strømøy himself clarified to Medier24 that the topic was not meant to be the investigation of the Høiby case, but the noise surrounding it.
Last autumn, NRK showed the documentary series “Ingen elsker Bamsegutt”. In the series, host Strømøy tells the story of a disability pensioner with a Filipino wife and their son. The family was unable to return home from the Philippines due to trouble with Norwegian authorities.
It later became known that the man had a criminal conviction for indecency from 1991, and that NRK was aware of this, but deliberately omitted the information from the series. NRK ended up withdrawing the series, which was later criticized by the Press Complaints Commission (PFU) on several points.
Long NRK Career
Strømøy has worked at NRK since 1986, when he was hired at NRK Trøndelag as a radio reporter.
Strømøy is perhaps best known for the popular TV program “Tore på sporet,” which aired on Norwegian television screens for many years. In this show, individuals who, for various reasons, had lost contact with family members were reunited.
He has been named “TV Personality of the Year” in 1996, 1997, and 2000. Since 2013, he has not been a permanent employee at NRK but has had a contractor agreement.