Jarle Høysæter is a Norwegian journalist.

He was born in Samnanger

Samnanger

Samnanger is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Samnanger was separated from Os on 1 January 1907. The municipality is located east of Bergen. Development of hydroelectric power plants started here in 1909.-Name:...

. He was hired in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 1957, and went on to become a known personality in the early years of television. From 1985 to 1991 he was the head of sports operations in the European Broadcasting Union

European Broadcasting Union

The European Broadcasting Union is a confederation of 74 broadcasting organisations from 56 countries, and 49 associate broadcasters from a further 25...

, and from 1991 to 1994 he was the head of broadcasting in the Lillehammer Olympic Organising Committee.