Leif Husebye information

Leif Husebye (29 April 1926 – 9 August 2009) was a Norwegian sailor, sports journalist and newspaper editor.

In his younger days he was an active sport sailor. He competed in the snipe class, and a bronze medal in the European Championships and a sixth place in the World Championships were his foremost results.^[1] He was a reserve for the Norwegian Olympic team of 1952.^[2]

His career in journalism started when he was hired in Morgenposten as a temp in 1946, by sports editor and former runner Hjalmar Johannessen. He eventually became sports editor himself.^[2] In November 1969 he was promoted to editor-in-chief.^[3] Industrialist Sverre Munck owned the newspaper at the time, but died in 1970. The newspaper, which had been among Norway's largest, went defunct in 1971.^[4] Shortly after Morgenposten's last issue on 31 March 1971,^[3] Husebye was hired in Aftenposten where he worked as subeditor and sports editor. He also followed the development of Aftenposten Aften closely, and was also a Norway correspondent for Politiken for three years. He also wrote books.^[1] He retired as a journalist in 1993.^[5]

Husebye lived in Sandvika.^[1] He died in August 2009.^[2]