John Chrispinsson
John Chrispinsson | |
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 Chrispinsson in 2011 | |
| Born | John Knut Chrispinsson 13 December 1956 |
| Died | 3 April 2017 (aged 60) |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenter, Journalist |
John Knut Chrispinsson (born 13 December 1956 in Enskede parish, Stockholm, died 3 April 2017 in Stockholm)[1] was a Swedish journalist, author and television presenter.[2] He worked mostly in TV and radio with news programmes and historical programmes. Chrispinsson also wrote several books on Swedish history.[3]
Biography
[edit]Chrispinsson started to work as a journalist for Strengnäs Tidning, Expressen and Sveriges Radio.[4] In 1988, he started to work for SVT, and presented programmes including Svepet; Gomorron Sverige; the Wedding of Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist; Melodifestivalen 1989 with Yvonne Ryding; Röda rummet and Bokbussen.[2][5][4][6] He co-hosted eight live broadcasts from the Nobel Prize festivities in Stockholm between 2001 and 2011.
In 1990, he started working for Sveriges Radio P1 where he presented Förmiddag i P1 and Direkt.[2] He then spent most of the 1990s, presenting the news show Kanalen.[7] He also was producer of the radio show Historiska klubben.[8]
Outside the TV house, he often worked as a debate leader at conferences and hearings on politics, economics, science and community planning.
Chrispinsson collapsed suddenly from a heart attack outside a gym and died on 3 April 2017. Previously, he had suffered from borrelia.[4]
Bibliography
[edit]- Sekelskiften: en krönika om sex, makt och pengar. Stockholm: Norstedt. 1999. ISBN 91-1-300541-3
- Stockholmsutställningar. Stockholms historia. Stockholm: Historiska Media. 2007. ISBN 978-91-85377-08-4
- G. A. Reuterholm: den gråtande diktatorn. Stockholm: Prisma. 2008. ISBN 978-91-518-5115-0
- Den glömda historien: om svenska öden och äventyr i öster under tusen år. Stockholm: Norstedt. 2011. ISBN 978-91-1-302524-7
References
[edit]- ^ svt.se Archived 2022-06-25 at the Wayback Machine SVT-profilen John Chrispinsson är död
- ^ a b c "John Chrispinsson är död" (in Swedish). Dagens Media. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "John spånar på nästa bok" (in Swedish). Allehanda. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ a b c "Programledaren John Chrispinsson har avlidit". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 4 April 2017. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ ""Det gäller att fokusera på att det är vår dag"" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "SVT-profilen död – blev 60 år gammal". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Johan Croneman om John Chrispinsson: "Han var en naturbegåvning"". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 4 April 2017. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Historiska klubben - Vetenskapsradion" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
External links
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