Bengt Magnusson
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Bengt Magnusson is a Swedish
journalist and a TV presenter at TV4.
Magnusson studied at Journalisthögskolan i Stockholm (Journalist School of Stockholm
) and was employed at the Sveriges Radio
(Swedish Radio) in 1973. In the late 1970s, he worked for Sveriges Radio Stockholm (Swedish Radio Stockholm) and came in 1979 to TV and Sveriges Television
, where he worked in TV-sporten program. In 1985 Magnusson moved to host the Rapport, where he stayed until 1987 when he moved to host Stockholm regional news in ABC-nytt program in TV2.
In 1990 Magnusson moved to the newly established commercial channel TV4 to work as a news presenter
. In September 1990, he led the first broadcast of Nyheterna
program. In 1992 TV4 started broadcasting breakfast television
program, Nyhetsmorgon
, which was hosted by Magnusson and Malou von Sivers. Since autumn
2005, he is the main host for the news broadcast at 7 PM on Sunday-Thursday evenings.
He has also hosted several other programs, such as På liv och död (Rescue 911
), Jakten på den röda rubinen (Hunt for the red rubin) and Vem vill bli miljonär?
(Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
).
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
journalist and a TV presenter at TV4.
Magnusson studied at Journalisthögskolan i Stockholm (Journalist School of Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
) and was employed at the Sveriges Radio
Sveriges Radio
Sveriges Radio AB – Swedish Radio Ltd – is Sweden's national publicly funded radio broadcaster. The Swedish public-broadcasting system is in many respects modelled after the one used in the United Kingdom, and Sveriges Radio - like Sveriges Television - shares many characteristics with...
(Swedish Radio) in 1973. In the late 1970s, he worked for Sveriges Radio Stockholm (Swedish Radio Stockholm) and came in 1979 to TV and Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...
, where he worked in TV-sporten program. In 1985 Magnusson moved to host the Rapport, where he stayed until 1987 when he moved to host Stockholm regional news in ABC-nytt program in TV2.
In 1990 Magnusson moved to the newly established commercial channel TV4 to work as a news presenter
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
. In September 1990, he led the first broadcast of Nyheterna
TV4Nyheterna
Nyheterna is the name of the news programme of the Swedish channel TV4. Unlike most other programmes on TV4, Nyheterna is produced in-house by the TV4 Group themselves.The main bulletins are broadcast at 7 and 10 p.m. every day of the week...
program. In 1992 TV4 started broadcasting breakfast television
Breakfast television
Breakfast television or morning show , is a type of infotainment television program, broadcast live in the morning...
program, Nyhetsmorgon
Nyhetsmorgon
Nyhetsmorgon is a Swedish morning news and talk show that airs every morning on TV4. It is similar to The Today Show. Nyhetsmorgon started airing in 1992....
, which was hosted by Magnusson and Malou von Sivers. Since autumn
Autumn
Autumn is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter usually in September or March when the arrival of night becomes noticeably earlier....
2005, he is the main host for the news broadcast at 7 PM on Sunday-Thursday evenings.
He has also hosted several other programs, such as På liv och död (Rescue 911
Rescue 911
Rescue 911 is an informational reality-based television series, hosted by William Shatner. Originally intended to be only a set of three TV specials, Rescue 911 was picked up by CBS for the 1989 fall season after two specials aired on April 18, 1989 and May 9, 1989...
), Jakten på den röda rubinen (Hunt for the red rubin) and Vem vill bli miljonär?
Vem vill bli miljonär?
Vem vill bli miljonär? was a Swedish game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show was hosted by Bengt Magnusson. The main goal of the game was to win 10 million kronor by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly...
(Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a television game show which offers large cash prizes for correctly answering a series of multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The format is owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Television International. The maximum cash prize is one million pounds...
).