Åke Ortmark
Åke Ortmark | |
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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.
Early life
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]
Career
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
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]
Personal life
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]
Bibliography
- 1963 – Sveket mot konsumenterna[17]
- 1967 – Maktspelet i Sverige[17]
- 1969 – De okända makthavarna[17]
- 1971 – Maktens redskap, ISBN 91-46-11637-0[17]
- 1972 – Den inre cirkeln, ISBN 91-46-11726-1[17]
- 1977 – Lamco!, ISBN 91-46-13028-4[17]
- 1981 – Skuld och makt, ISBN 91-46-13891-9[17]
- 1985 – Maktens människor, ISBN 91-46-15028-5[17]
- 1996 – Ja-sägarna, ISBN 91-7964-189-X[17]
- 2013 – Makten och lögnen: ett liv i televisionens Sverige,
Filmography
- 1973 – Makt på spel (TV series)[18]
References
- ^ "Åke Ortmark". Vem är det (in Swedish). 1993. pp. 859–860. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ a b Svahn, Clas (19 October 2018). "Journalisten Åke Ortmark är död". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Åke Ortmark: 'Jag försökte ta livet av mig'" (in Swedish). dagensps.se. 24 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Åke Ortmark skrämde makten – förändrade intervjuerna i tv". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Journalisten Åke Ortmark är död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Journalisten Åke Ortmark har avlidit" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 19 October 2018. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Skjutjärnsjournalistik". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ a b c "Journalisten Åke Ortmark är död" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 19 October 2018. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Åke Ortmark död blev 89 år gammal" (in Swedish). MSN. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Åke Ortmark slutar på TV8". Resumé (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "SVT tog storslam på första Kristallgalan". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ Sommarvärdar 2006 – hela listan – Sommar & Vinter i P1 (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Välkommen till förbundet Humanisterna!". Humanisterna (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Arkivet – Ortmark 1". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Arkivet – Ortmark". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Åke Ortmark" (in Swedish). Albert Bonniers Förlag. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Åke Ortmark". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 14 May 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Makt på spel" (in Swedish). Svenskfilmdatabas. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
External links
Media related to Åke Ortmark at Wikimedia Commons