Bo Holmström | |
|---|---|
 Bo Holmström reports during the
Reinfeldt Cabinet taking office in October 2006. | |
| Born | 18 October 1938
Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 12 October 2017 (aged 78)
Vagnhärad, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Bo Eric Holmström (18 October 1938 – 12 October 2017 [1]) was a Swedish journalist, reporter and author. He worked as a reporter both for SVT and TV4. He was the Swedish reporter covering the Norrmalmstorg robbery in 1973 and the West German Embassy siege in Stockholm in 1975. [2] On 11 September 2003 he was the first reporter to announce in media that Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh had died from injuries sustained after an attack earlier that same day. [3] He was reporting from Karolinska hospital for TV4. In 2007 he was awarded the Stora journalistpriset for his journalism work. [4] In 2015, he was awarded an honorary Kristallen at the Kristallen awards. [5]
In 2016, gangrene in his leg led to its amputation. He spent his last year at a nursing home in Vagnhärad and died on 12 October 2017, [6] 6 days before his 79th birthday.
References
- ^ "Familjesidan.se | Dödsannonser från hela landet". Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ Bo Holmström tackar för sig Archived 14 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine Svenska Dagbladet Retrieved 13 October 2017. (in Swedish)
- ^ "Bo Holmberg hade svårt att gå vidare efter mordet" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
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"Stora Journalistpriset". storajournalistpriset.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 May 2012.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) - ^ "Bo Holmström prisad på Kristallengalan – Journalisten". journalisten.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ Bo Holmström död Archived 13 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine Svenska Dagbladet Retrieved 13 October 2017. (in Swedish)
External links
Media related to
Bo Holmström at Wikimedia Commons
Bo Holmström | |
|---|---|
|
Bo Holmström reports during the
Reinfeldt Cabinet taking office in October 2006. | |
| Born | 18 October 1938
Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 12 October 2017 (aged 78)
Vagnhärad, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Bo Eric Holmström (18 October 1938 – 12 October 2017 [1]) was a Swedish journalist, reporter and author. He worked as a reporter both for SVT and TV4. He was the Swedish reporter covering the Norrmalmstorg robbery in 1973 and the West German Embassy siege in Stockholm in 1975. [2] On 11 September 2003 he was the first reporter to announce in media that Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh had died from injuries sustained after an attack earlier that same day. [3] He was reporting from Karolinska hospital for TV4. In 2007 he was awarded the Stora journalistpriset for his journalism work. [4] In 2015, he was awarded an honorary Kristallen at the Kristallen awards. [5]
In 2016, gangrene in his leg led to its amputation. He spent his last year at a nursing home in Vagnhärad and died on 12 October 2017, [6] 6 days before his 79th birthday.
References
- ^ "Familjesidan.se | Dödsannonser från hela landet". Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ Bo Holmström tackar för sig Archived 14 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine Svenska Dagbladet Retrieved 13 October 2017. (in Swedish)
- ^ "Bo Holmberg hade svårt att gå vidare efter mordet" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
-
^
"Stora Journalistpriset". storajournalistpriset.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 May 2012.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) - ^ "Bo Holmström prisad på Kristallengalan – Journalisten". journalisten.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ Bo Holmström död Archived 13 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine Svenska Dagbladet Retrieved 13 October 2017. (in Swedish)
External links
Media related to
Bo Holmström at Wikimedia Commons