Hans Christian Alsvik was a Norwegian television presenter.

He was born in Svolvær

Svolvær

-Communications:Parts of the town is built on small islands connected by bridges. There is a regional airport near the town, Svolvær Airport, Helle, and Svolvær is a port of call for Hurtigruten. There is a ferry connection Svolvær to Skutvik in Hamarøy, and express boat connections to Bodø...

. He worked in Vestfold Arbeiderblad

Vestfold Arbeiderblad

Vestfold Arbeiderblad was a daily newspaper published in Tønsberg, Norway.It was established in 1909 under the name Vestfold Arbeiderblad. Politically it belonged to the Norwegian Labour Party, but in 1924 it was usurped by the newly established Communist Party...

before being hired in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 1966. He presented the program Ut i naturen, and was instrumental in building nature programs in the channel, often in cooperation with the BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

. He was also one of the creators of Norge rundt.

He received the King's Medal of Merit, and one Gullruten

Gullruten

Gullruten is an annual award for the Norwegian TV business, founded in 1998 by Norske Film- og TV-produsenters forening. The awarding committee has representatives from the major national TV companies, NRK, TV2, TV3 and TVNorge...

honorary award. He died in October 2011.