Richard Herrmann (journalist)

Fritz Richard Herrmann, MBE (11 September 1919 – 14 June 2010) was a Norwegian journalist, writer and radio personality.

Born and raised in Larvik, Herrmann graduated in 1939, and subsequently studied philology at University of Oslo. In 1941 he was offered a job with Norsk Telegrambyrå, an offer he reluctantly accepted, as it required all new employees to join Nasjonal Samling. He left the company after a few weeks. In 1952, he was employed by the Reuters newsagency in London, where he stayed until 1964. From 1961 he was the editor for Reuters UK operation. From 1964 to 1977 he was employed by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation as their correspondent in London. He later worked in Norway and was charged with developing the new radio channel NRK P2 in the early 1980s. In 1984 he retired from radio and TV, but he continued to write until he was almost 75 years old. He has written numerous books on Britain, British history and the British people, published in several languages.

After retiring, Herrmann spent the remainder of his life in Oslo, where he died after a long, unspecified illness on 14 June 2010, at age 90.

Honours

 * MBE, Honorary Membership of the order of the British Empire
 * 1967 The Narvesen Prize on literature
 * 1969 The Norwegian Booksellers' Prize
 * 1974 The radiolisteners prize of honour
 * 1983 The Cappelen Prize.
 * 1988 Riksmål Society Literature Prize