Jon Ljungberg Explained

Jon Ljungberg is a Winnipeg television personality and comedian, most known as the host of Breakfast Television (formerly The Big Breakfast), on Citytv Winnipeg.

Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Ljungberg holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Clark University.

Ljungberg has also done work on Fruit Pebbles advertisements, illustrated children's books, and does stand-up comedy. He is a big fan of the Boston Red Sox. He had a daughter, Brittney Ljungberg (1988), and a son, Christopher Ljungberg (1991) and was married twice.

Ljungberg, the cartoonist, has also contributed 10's of thousands of original cartoon compositions to the world of clipart for a variety of large stock image libraries.

He ended his career with Breakfast Television amicably in November 2010,[1] and returned to television with the local community channel Shaw TV, as the host of The Peg This Week, running Sundays starting April 17, 2011.[2]

In 2020, a judge sentenced Ljungberg to 6 months of house arrest and 50 hours of community service work, as a result of non-compliance with his bankruptcy trustee.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/popular-host-says-sayonara-to-breakfast-television-104400619.html Popular host says sayonara to Breakfast Television
  2. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/comic-tv-host-gets-fun-new-gig-118898509.html Comic, TV host gets fun new gig
  3. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/judge-calls-former-tv-host-nothing-but-a-con-artistsentences-him-to-six-months-house-arrest-568682792.html Judge calls former TV host a con artist, sentences him to six months house arrest