Ingela Agardh
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59°08′04″N 16°43′36″E / 59.134453°N 16.726564°E
television presenter, personality
Ingela Agardh | |
|---|---|
 Agardh in the mid-80s | |
| Born | Ingela Gunnel Elisabeth[1] Mothander 27 October 1948[1] |
| Died | 17 June 2008 (aged 59)[1] Malmköping, Sweden |
| Resting place | Lilla Malma Skogskyrkogård [citation needed] 59°08′04″N 16°43′36″E / 59.134453°N 16.726564°E |
| Occupations | Journalist television presenter, personality |
| Employer | Sveriges Television |
| Notable work | Aktuellt |
| Spouse | Veijo Agardh (1982–2008)[2] |
| Children | 1[3] |
Ingela Agardh (27 October 1948 – 17 June 2008) was a Swedish journalist and television presenter.[4][5]
She was born Ingela Gunnel Elisabeth Mothander on 27 October 1948 in Sundsvall, Sweden.[3] Before becoming a journalist, she worked at a mental hospital.[2] She graduated 1970 from journalism school in Gothenburg[3][2] and became a journalist in 1971 for Sveriges Radio in Sundsvall, 1979 at Radio Göteborg and Sundsvall again in 1979.
In 1980 she became a studio reporter and news anchor for Sveriges Televisions Aktuellt. She was a presenter for Hemma and made frequent appearances as a host for Gomorron Sverige (on Sveriges Television), and participated as a contestant in the quiz show På spåret where she and Stefan Holm won in 2003.[3][2][6] In her book Den största nyheten (2008) she wrote about her newfound Christian beliefs.[2][7]
Death
During the summer of 1987 she was diagnosed with breast cancer.[8] She died of the disease on 17 June 2008 in Malmköping at age 59.[3]
Personal life
Filmography
- 1995 – Som krossat glas i en hårt knuten hand (as herself)
- 2001 – Reuter & Skoog (TV-series; as herself; one episode)
Bibliography
- Agardh, Ingela (2008). Den största nyheten. ISBN 9789173870320.