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]
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]
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