 He finished his secondary education in 1950, and was hired as a journalistic apprentice in "Gudbrandsdølen" and "Lillehammer Tilskuer" in the same year.After studies in California he was hired in "Aftenposten" in 1955.After a short period as PR director of Esso-Raffineriet Norge from 1958 he returned to "Aftenposten" in 1960.