John Chrispinsson Explained

Birth Name:John Knut Chrispinsson
Birth Date:13 December 1956
Occupation: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

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

References

  1. http://www.svt.se/kultur/svt-profilen-john-chrispinsson-ar-dod svt.se
  2. Web site: John Chrispinsson är död. Dagens Media. 4 April 2017. sv. 4 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170404135006/http://www.dagensmedia.se/medier/john-chrispinsson-ar-dod-6838124. live.
  3. John spånar på nästa bok. Allehanda. 4 April 2017. sv. 22 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171022085020/http://www.allehanda.se/slakt-o-vanner/john-spanar-pa-nasta-bok. dead.
  4. News: Programledaren John Chrispinsson har avlidit. 4 April 2017. Dagens Nyheter. 4 April 2017. sv. 4 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170404064040/http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/programledaren-john-chrispinsson-har-avlidit/. live.
  5. Web site: "Det gäller att fokusera på att det är vår dag". Sveriges Television. 4 April 2017. sv. 4 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170404220343/http://www.svt.se/prinsbrollopet/det-galler-att-fokusera-pa-att-det-ar-var-dag/. live.
  6. Web site: SVT-profilen död – blev 60 år gammal. Aftonbladet. 4 April 2017. sv. 4 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170404131234/http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/M0Kdr/svt-profil-dod. live.
  7. Web site: Johan Croneman om John Chrispinsson: "Han var en naturbegåvning". 4 April 2017. Dagens Nyheter. 4 April 2017. sv. 4 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170404073730/http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/johan-croneman-om-john-chrispinsson-han-var-en-naturbegavning/. live.
  8. Web site: Historiska klubben - Vetenskapsradion. Sveriges Radio. 4 April 2017. sv. 4 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170404220601/http://sverigesradio.se/sida/gruppsida.aspx?programid=406&grupp=4632. live.

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