Åke Ortmark

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Åke Ortmark
Ortmark at the Gothenburg Book Fair in 2007
Born
Åke Helge Ortmark

(1929-05-14)14 May 1929
Stockholm, Sweden
Died18 October 2018(2018-10-18) (aged 89)
Gothenburg, Sweden
NationalitySwedish

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[edit]

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[edit]

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 and Erlander in the studio in 1966

Ortmark became the editor-in-chief of the weekly newspaper Veckans Affärer between 1974 and 1976.[9] In 1997, he was the television presenter for his own interview show O som i Ortmark which was broadcast on TV8 until 2006, by which time Ortmark decided to leave to work for Axess TV.[10]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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, ISBN 978-91-0-012462-5[16]

Filmography[edit]

  • 1973 – Makt på spel (TV series)[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Åke Ortmark". Vem är det (in Swedish). 1993. pp. 859–860. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Journalisten Åke Ortmark är död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Journalisten Åke Ortmark har avlidit" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 19 October 2018. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Skjutjärnsjournalistik". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Åke Ortmark död blev 89 år gammal" (in Swedish). MSN. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Åke Ortmark slutar på TV8". Resumé (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  11. ^ "SVT tog storslam på första Kristallgalan". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  12. ^ Sommarvärdar 2006 – hela listan – Sommar & Vinter i P1 (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Välkommen till förbundet Humanisterna!". Humanisterna (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Arkivet – Ortmark 1". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Arkivet – Ortmark". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  16. ^ a b "Åke Ortmark" (in Swedish). Albert Bonniers Förlag. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "Makt på spel" (in Swedish). Svenskfilmdatabas. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

External links[edit]

Media related to Åke Ortmark at Wikimedia Commons

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