Edda Andrésdóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Edda.

Edda Andrésdóttir
Born	(1952-12-28) 28 December 1952 (age 72)
Nationality	Icelandic
Occupation(s)	Journalist, news anchor and writer
Years active	1971–present

Edda Andrésdóttir (born 28 December 1952) is an Icelandic journalist, news anchor and writer.[1]

Edda was born to Svava Jónsdóttir, a housewife, and Andrés Magnússon, a foreman at Hvalur hf. She grew up on Kleppsvegur in Reykjavík but spent all summers with her grandmother in Kirkjubær in Vestmannaeyjar.[2] She started working as a journalist for the newspaper Vísir in 1971 and worked there until 1978. Along with her journalism, she produced programs for radio and television. For a while, she was the editor of the magazine Hús og híbýli, a news anchor and television program creator at RÚV and a journalist at Helgarpósturinn. In 1990, Edda started working at Stöð 2 as a news anchor and program creator. On 11 August 2022, she retired from news anchoring.[3][4]

Personal life

Edda's husband is Stefán Ólafsson, professor of sociology at the University of Iceland. Edda and Stefán have two sons together, and Edda has one son from a previous relationship.^[citation needed]

Bibliography

• Á Gljúfrasteini (1984)
• Auður Eir. Sólin kemur alltaf upp á ný (2005)
• Í öðru landi, saga úr lífinu (2007)[5]
• Til Eyja (2013)[6]

References

1. Tinni Sveinsson (11 August 2022). "Edda les sinn síðasta fréttatíma í kvöld". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
2. "Vildi vera strákur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 8 March 1992. p. 30C. Retrieved 12 August 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
3. Ásta Hlín Magnúsdóttir (11 August 2022). "Edda Andrésdóttir les síðasta fréttatímann". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
4. "Eyjarnar skjóta gjarnan rótum í hugum fólks". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 22 August 2013. p. 28. Retrieved 12 August 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
5. Friðbjörg Ingimarsdóttir (24 November 2007). "Áhrifarík saga um tímann og minnisveiki". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 23. Retrieved 12 August 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
6. Malín Brand (16 December 2013). "Þegar Helgarfellið rumskaði". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 37. Retrieved 12 August 2022 – via Tímarit.is.