Ingela Agardh

Ingela Agardh
Born Ingela Gunnel Elisabeth[1] Mothander
27 October 1948[1]
Sundsvall, Sweden[1]
Died June 17, 2008 (aged 59)[1]
Malmköping, Sweden
Cause of death
 Breast cancer
Resting place
 Lilla Malma Skogskyrkogård[2]
59°08′04″N 16°43′36″E / 59.134453°N 16.726564°E
Nationality Swedish
Occupation Journalist
Television presenter, personality
Employer Sveriges Television
Notable work Aktuellt
Religion Christian[3][4]
Spouse(s) Veijo Agardh (1982–2008)[5]
Children Charlotta[3]
Parent(s) Arne Mothander (father)
Gunnel Markstrom (mother)

Ingela Agardh (27 October 1948 – 17 June 2008) was a Swedish journalist and television presenter.[6][7]

Biography

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.[5]

Agardh graduated 1970 from journalism school in Gothenburg[3][5] 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][5][8]

In her book Den största nyheten (2008) she wrote about her newfound Christian belief.[5][9]

Death

During the summer 1987 she was diagnosed with breast cancer.[4] She died of the disease on 17 June 2008 in Malmköping at age 59.[3]

Personal life

She was the daughter of the civil engineer Arne Mothander and Gunnel Markstrom.[10]

Agardh married Veijo Agardh on 15 April 1982[1] and they had one child, a daughter named Charlotta.[3][5]

Filmography

Bibliography

References

This article is completely or partly based on material from the Swedish Wikipedia, Ingela Agardh (from 20 March 2014).

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Sveriges dödbok 1901–2009 [Swedish death index 1901–2009] (CD-ROM). 5.0. Solna: Sveriges Släktforskarförbund. 2010. ISBN 978-91-87676-59-8.
  2. ↑ "Ingela Gunnel Elisabeth Agardh". gravar.se. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Julander, Oscar; Larsson, Louise; Salihu, Diamant (17 June 2008). "Tv-profilen Ingela Agardh avliden". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Olofsson, Ken (8 March 2008). "Döden håller mig i handen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Salihu, Diamant (18 June 2008). "Somnade in hos familjen". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Olofsson, Ken; Sjölund, Jill (18 June 2008). "Till slut förlorade Ingela Agardh mot cancern – somnade in hemma i villan". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Ingela Agardh avliden". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Stockholm TT. 17 June 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  8. ↑ Kruskopf, Emma (18 June 2008). "Ingela var så spontan". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  9. ↑ Manfredh, Thomas (19 June 2008). "Hon var trygg i sin tro in i det sista". Dagen (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "Agardh, Ingela". Vem är hon: kvinnor i Sverige: biografisk uppslagsbok. 1988. ISBN 91-1-863422-2.

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