1946 to 1947 he chaired the Norwegian Medical Society and was a member of the board of the Norwegian Medical Association. He also sat on the committee that awards the Anders Jahre Award for Medical Research. Broadcasting career While working as a physician, Ustvedt had also been a radio lecturer and speaker through the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). In 1959 he was appointed leader for the Broadcasting Council, advisory council for NRK. He was appointed Director-General of the NRK in 1962, largely due to votes of members of the Broadcasting Council, and held this position until 1972. His appointment led to some controversy, and his period in office was also full of controversies. The development of television, then a relatively new and strong medium, led to several fights over program policy, from vanguard theatre repertoire to sexual education in school. A period of significant increase in staff size, combined with a general radicalisation among young academics, led to both external and internal conflicts. References 1903 births 1982 deaths Norwegian military doctors University of Oslo alumni Academic staff of the University of Oslo Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters NRK people Oslo University Hospital people Norwegian television executives Norwegian resistance members Norwegian expatriates in Sweden Mass media people from Oslo