Åke Ortmark | |
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Ortmark at the
Gothenburg Book Fair in 2007 | |
Born | Åke Helge Ortmark 14 May 1929 |
Died | 18 October 2018 | (aged 89)
Nationality | Swedish |
Åke Helge Ortmark (14 May 1929 – 18 October 2018) was a Swedish journalist, author and radio and television presenter. [1] During a long career he worked for both television and radio; he also authored several books.
Ortmark was born in Stockholm, and grew up in Ålsten. [2]
During the early 1950s he studied economics at the University of California in the United States. [3] Ortmark earned a Master of Science in Business and Economics at Handelshögskolan in Stockholm in 1954. [4]
Ortmark started working at Sveriges Radio in 1958. [5] He was for some time a newsreader for Aktuellt which was broadcast on Sveriges Television. [6] Together with Herbert Söderström, Ortmark pioneered the technique named "Skjutjärnsjournalistik" (hard-hitting journalism) in Swedish, on Sveriges Radio in 1962. [7] [8] As part of "De tre O:na", he became known for using the technique alongside Lars Orup and Gustaf Olivecrona in live broadcast on Sveriges Television in 1966 while interviewing Prime Minister Tage Erlander. [4]
Ortmark became the editor-in-chief of the weekly newspaper Veckans Affärer between 1974 and 1976. [9] In 1997, he was the television presenter for his own interview show O som i Ortmark which was broadcast on TV8 until 2006, by which time Ortmark decided to leave to work for Axess TV. [10]
Ortmark received the television award Kristallen in 2005 in the category Stiftelsens hederspris (the Foundation's Honour Award) for his work in TV and dedication for news and discussions. [11]
On 25 June 2006, Ortmark took part in Sommar i P1 talking about his career and life. [12] In 2008, he was member of Humanisternas (the humanists) council. [13]
In 2013, Ortmark published his memoirs called Makten och lögnen – ett liv i televisionens Sverige which told about his career in journalism. [8]
Åke Ortmark in 1961 married Sinikka Tenhunen. [14] After his divorce, he married Annika Roth in 1974. [15] Ortmark was the father of three children. [2]
Ortmark had a black belt in karate. [16]
Ortmark died on 18 October 2018 after a short time of illness at the age of 89. [8]
Media related to
Åke Ortmark at Wikimedia Commons
Åke Ortmark | |
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Ortmark at the
Gothenburg Book Fair in 2007 | |
Born | Åke Helge Ortmark 14 May 1929 |
Died | 18 October 2018 | (aged 89)
Nationality | Swedish |
Åke Helge Ortmark (14 May 1929 – 18 October 2018) was a Swedish journalist, author and radio and television presenter. [1] During a long career he worked for both television and radio; he also authored several books.
Ortmark was born in Stockholm, and grew up in Ålsten. [2]
During the early 1950s he studied economics at the University of California in the United States. [3] Ortmark earned a Master of Science in Business and Economics at Handelshögskolan in Stockholm in 1954. [4]
Ortmark started working at Sveriges Radio in 1958. [5] He was for some time a newsreader for Aktuellt which was broadcast on Sveriges Television. [6] Together with Herbert Söderström, Ortmark pioneered the technique named "Skjutjärnsjournalistik" (hard-hitting journalism) in Swedish, on Sveriges Radio in 1962. [7] [8] As part of "De tre O:na", he became known for using the technique alongside Lars Orup and Gustaf Olivecrona in live broadcast on Sveriges Television in 1966 while interviewing Prime Minister Tage Erlander. [4]
Ortmark became the editor-in-chief of the weekly newspaper Veckans Affärer between 1974 and 1976. [9] In 1997, he was the television presenter for his own interview show O som i Ortmark which was broadcast on TV8 until 2006, by which time Ortmark decided to leave to work for Axess TV. [10]
Ortmark received the television award Kristallen in 2005 in the category Stiftelsens hederspris (the Foundation's Honour Award) for his work in TV and dedication for news and discussions. [11]
On 25 June 2006, Ortmark took part in Sommar i P1 talking about his career and life. [12] In 2008, he was member of Humanisternas (the humanists) council. [13]
In 2013, Ortmark published his memoirs called Makten och lögnen – ett liv i televisionens Sverige which told about his career in journalism. [8]
Åke Ortmark in 1961 married Sinikka Tenhunen. [14] After his divorce, he married Annika Roth in 1974. [15] Ortmark was the father of three children. [2]
Ortmark had a black belt in karate. [16]
Ortmark died on 18 October 2018 after a short time of illness at the age of 89. [8]
Media related to
Åke Ortmark at Wikimedia Commons