Puk Damsgård

Puk Damsgård Andersen (born 18 September 1978 in Hammer-Torup, Næstved, Denmark) is a Danish journalist and author.

Since 2011 she has been the designated Middle East correspondent for Danmarks Radio, based in Cairo, Egypt.

Education
She has a degree in acting from Holbergs Film + Teaterskole 1999–2001. In 2007 she became a bachelor of Journalism from University of Southern Denmark. Later she has taken master in Arabic.

Career
After finishing her education, she was a journalist at Jyllands-Posten, but quit after a few months.

In 2008 she became a freelance correspondent, reporting on the middle east.

Awards
In 2015 she won the Cavlingprisen for her book Ser du månen, Daniel.

In 2020 she was awarded the Rungstedlund Award.