Søren Ryge Petersen
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Søren Ryge Petersen is a Danish
tv host, journalist
and writer
.
, Schleswig-Holstein
.
Petersen is M.A.
in Danish language
from Aarhus University. He is self taught in horticulture
, and was editor of the magazine Haven (the garden) published by The Danish Garden Society from 1978 to 1990. He also wrote for Politiken
.
He started working for Danmarks Radio
in 1977. In 1988 he got his own program
, DR Derude on DR1
, a garden program filmed in his own garden at Djursland
. Throughout the show he was followed by a camera crew
while he presented flower
s, crop
s and how he maintained his garden. In 1992, the program went live
under the name of DR Derude Direkte. which is a The program was later renamed to Søren Ryge. Live show number 100 was broadcast on 6 August 2008 and presented a series of clips from the earlier shows.
With the program DR Derude Søren Ryge Petersen has made a series of shows for DR, presenting the nature of the world and its people. Particularly, he has visited some simple men to portray their way of living.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
tv host, journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
.
Biography
He was raised in AchtrupAchtrup
Achtrup is a municipality in Nordfriesland district, in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany.Besides standard German, Low German and South Jutlandic, a Danish dialect, are still spoken in the area.-References:...
, Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
.
Petersen is M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in Danish language
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
from Aarhus University. He is self taught in horticulture
Horticulture
Horticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation including the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic...
, and was editor of the magazine Haven (the garden) published by The Danish Garden Society from 1978 to 1990. He also wrote for Politiken
Politiken
Politiken is a Danish daily broadsheet newspaper, published by JP/Politikens Hus.The newspaper comes third among Danish newspapers in terms of both number of readers and circulated copies ....
.
He started working for Danmarks Radio
Danmarks Radio
DR – officially rendered into English as the Danish Broadcasting Corporation – is Denmark's national broadcasting corporation. Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is today Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enterprise...
in 1977. In 1988 he got his own program
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
, DR Derude on DR1
DR1
DR1 is a Danish national television channel, produced by the public service broadcaster, DR. It was the first television station to be established in Denmark, and began broadcasting in 1951 – at first only for an hour a day three times a week....
, a garden program filmed in his own garden at Djursland
Djursland
Djursland is a Danish peninsula located on the east coast of the larger Jutland peninsula. Other minor peninsulas are also found stretching out from Djursland, such as Skødshoved and Helgenæs.Djursland is also Jyllands only round church in Thorsager....
. Throughout the show he was followed by a camera crew
Professional video camera
A professional video camera is a high-end device for creating electronic moving images...
while he presented flower
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...
s, crop
Crop
Crop may refer to:* Crop, a plant grown and harvested for agricultural use* Crop , part of the alimentary tract of some animals* Crop , a modified whip used in horseback riding or disciplining humans...
s and how he maintained his garden. In 1992, the program went live
Live television
Live television refers to a television production broadcast in real-time, as events happen, in the present. From the early days of television until about 1958, live television was used heavily, except for filmed shows such as I Love Lucy and Gunsmoke. Video tape did not exist until 1957...
under the name of DR Derude Direkte. which is a The program was later renamed to Søren Ryge. Live show number 100 was broadcast on 6 August 2008 and presented a series of clips from the earlier shows.
With the program DR Derude Søren Ryge Petersen has made a series of shows for DR, presenting the nature of the world and its people. Particularly, he has visited some simple men to portray their way of living.