Ewonne Winblad
Ewonne Winblad | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ewonne Elisabet Callert 1 April 1937 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 9 June 2022 (aged 85) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Spouse | Lennart Winblad |
Ewonne Elisabet Winblad (née Callert; 1 April 1937 – 9 June 2022) was a Swedish journalist, author, television reporter, and director.
Early life and education
Winblad was born as Ewonne Elisabet Callert[1] on 1 April 1937 at Katarina Parish in Stockholm.[2] She studied at Stockholm University and the Stockholm School of Journalism.
Career
Winblad worked as a reporter, foreign correspondent and editorial secretary at Aftonbladet, reporter and editor-in-chief of Radio Stockholm, host and head of Rapport at SVT and channel manager for Sveriges Radio P1. She was a newscaster in Sweden's first TV news broadcast about the assassination of Olof Palme on 1 March 1986 at 04:00.[3] She has also been a board member of Dagens Nyheter and a member of the government's commission on the events in Hallandsåsen (Tunnel Commission),[4] the Security Services Commission[5] and the Protection Registration Delegation.[6]
Winblad continued to work as a freelance journalist and writer. In 2008, she was awarded the H. M. The King's Medal in the 8th size of the Order of Seraphim for meritorious contributions to Swedish society.[7]
Personal life
Winblad was married to journalist Lennart Winblad (1938–2022)[2] and they had two children together.[8] On 9 June 2022, it was announced that Winblad died.[9]
References
- ^ "Vem är det - 1997 - Ewonne Winblad". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ a b Sveriges befolkning 1990: Winblad, Ewonne Elisabet
- ^ "Extra Rapport om Olof Palmemordet - 1986-03-01". YouTube. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Miljö i grund och botten - erfarenheter från Hallandsåsen. Slutrapport från Tunnelkommissionen ID-nummer: SOU 1998:137" (in Swedish). Regeringskansliet. 17 November 1998. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Rikets säkerhet och den personliga integriteten. De svenska säkerhetstjänsternas författningsskyddade verksamhet sedan år 1945. "Säkerhetstjänstkommissionen" ID-nummer: SOU 2002:87" (in Swedish). Regeringskansliet. 1 January 2002. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Säkerhets- och integritetsskyddsnämnden - Skyddsregistreringsdelegationen" (in Swedish). Säkerhets- och integritetsskyddsnämnden. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Medaljförläningar 28 januari 2008" (in Swedish). Sveriges Kungahus. 28 January 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "SVT-profilen Ewonne Winblad är död" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Tv-profilen Ewonne Winblad har avlidit" (in Swedish). SVT. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.