Roald Øyen embarked on an illustrious career in the children and youth department of Norway's sole television station, NRK, in the early 1960s. His supervisor at the time, the renowned TV host Lauritz Johnson, perceived flying as a captivating subject that would thrill young audiences and dispatched Øyen to investigate. As Øyen followed a group of young individuals pursuing their pilot's licenses, he himself became enamored with aviation and shortly thereafter earned his own pilot's certification.
During the 1970s, Øyen swiftly evolved into one of Norway's most popular and pioneering game-show hosts. In 1971, he helmed one of the earliest interactive shows in history, "9 x7," where viewers at home were tasked with submitting answers to a crossword puzzle presented during the broadcast. From 1977 to the 1980s, Øyen hosted the highly acclaimed "Bit for bit - bilde for bilde," which remains one of Norway's most beloved game-shows to date. Since the 1980s and into the new millennium, his "Påskenøtter" has become a cherished household tradition around every Easter, a daily 10-minute quiz-show where viewers participate by phoning in their answers.
