Ewonne Winblad

Ewonne Elisabet Winblad (née Callert; 1 April 1937 – 9 June 2022) was a Swedish journalist, author, television reporter, and director.

Ewonne Winblad
Born
Ewonne Elisabet Callert

(1937-04-01)1 April 1937
Stockholm, Sweden
Died9 June 2022(2022-06-09) (aged 85)
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
OccupationJournalist
SpouseLennart Winblad

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
  1. "Vem är det - 1997 - Ewonne Winblad". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  2. Sveriges befolkning 1990: Winblad, Ewonne Elisabet
  3. "Extra Rapport om Olof Palmemordet - 1986-03-01". YouTube. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Säkerhets- och integritetsskyddsnämnden - Skyddsregistreringsdelegationen" (in Swedish). Säkerhets- och integritetsskyddsnämnden. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  7. "Medaljförläningar 28 januari 2008" (in Swedish). Sveriges Kungahus. 28 January 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  8. "SVT-profilen Ewonne Winblad är död" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  9. "Tv-profilen Ewonne Winblad har avlidit" (in Swedish). SVT. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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