WHO IS Pernille Rahbek?

Pernille Rahbek lives in downtown Copenhagen with her two girls and her husband. She is the proprietor of Public Relations and journalism agency Rahbecco ApS which offers communication services to companies as well as articles and comments to broadcast and print media.

Pernille Rahbek is a self-taught journalist born and raised on the island of Rømø in Sønderjylland located in the south of Denmark.

SOME TIMES THE ESSENCE OF MY LIFE IS:
Sinful pastries from Tea Time, bubbling champagne, Elle Decoration, a sparkling diamond ring, lunch meetings at café Europa, tiny children‚s hands waking me up before 6 am, picnic in the park of Kongens Have, Vogue and a weekend stay at the seaside resort Svinkløv Badehotel.

MY FIRST JOB IN THE INDUSTRY:
I made a feature on a guy who was camping in front of the travel agency Kilroy Travels in the hopes of winning a trip around the world at the value of one Danish Kroner. My feature turned out alarmingly bad. I knew absolutely nothing about anything. But even to this day I am convinced that you, nevertheless, really need to venture yourself into it; broadcasting is all about hands-on experience ˆ because it is simply impossible to learn broadcasting just „in theory” ˆ you need to acquire knowledge of terms and skills through your actions.

GREATEST WORKING EXPERIENCE:
Undoubtedly when I got a phone call from editor Malene Malling who urged me to be part of the launching of Elle magazine in Denmark. After she hung up, I was crying in happiness; I knew rumour had it that a Danish version was, in fact, in the pipeline but I didn‚t have the courage to pick up the phone and ask myself. It was a huge step for me, and I am so eternally grateful to Malene !

MOST MEMORABLE BROADCASTING EXPERIENCE:
The day I lured Rasmus Nøhr into my broadcasting studio in Århus where he performed two of my favourite Rasmus Nøhr tracks „Sommer i Europa” and „Lykkelig Smutning”. I was this close to shedding a tear.

DREAM JOB:
Even if I am moving in a somewhat different direction, I am still dreaming of, no, actually I AM SURELY GOING TO make a documentary film some day, featuring an adventurous person such as Erna Hamilton. I know who „my character” is going to be, but for now I will keep that to myself. My role model within the documentary genre is and will always be Lars Engels ˆ and I fall in love each time I get to know a decadent personality in one of his documentaries.

NEXT PROJECT:
I am creating a book in my head - about how to be a mum and a business women at the same time. It will turn out great !

FAVOURITE MAGAZINES:
Eurowoman, Elle, Costume, Boligliv, Vogue, Cover, Dansk, - and all the others!

I LAUGH WHENEVER:
I love Danish satire. Such as Drengene fra Angora, Klovn, Normalerweize, Berthelsen og Gintberg.

ROLE MODELS:
I love Oprah, she‚s got it all: a big heart, and she is as stylish as she is intelligent. Then I also like the idea about Martha Stewart‚s “full package”. And nationally, I am a big admirer of Malene Malling, because she has the skill to think big. It‚s fabulous when women are succeeding with a perfect blend of stilettos and skill ! From a reporter‚s point of view, I believe that every woman ought to read all novels of Danish author Hanne Vibeke Holst. Particularly I recommend Min Mosters Migræne (My Aunt‚s Migraine).

THE LAST TIME I WAS PROUD OF MYSELF:
When my mum was devastated because her elevation bed seemed to be broken! I got stubborn! I started struggling with the entire electronic device positioned at the underside of the bed which meant that I had, practically, access only with my hands and couldn‚t see a thing. Unexpectedly, however, I worked out the problem. Perhaps I should have become an electrical technician ∑ I have absolutely no idea why I have the skills to work out a problem like that !