Katarina Sandström
Encyclopedia
Anna Hiruth Katarina Sandström Borglund (born 20 March 1974 in Addis Ababa
, Ethiopia
) is a Swedish
television
news presenter
and journalist
.
She has several times been nominated for and won awards for best news anchor and for best spoken Swedish on television.
She has led the evening news broadcast Rapport on SVT
.
In parallel with work on Rapport, Sandström also has participated in major events such as the SVT broadcasts from the Nobel Banquet, One year with the Royal Family (Annual broadcast with the Swedish Royal Family
on New Year's Eve) and National election coverage in 2006. She has previously worked on the radio news broadcast Dagens Eko
("Echo of the day") and newspaper Västerbotten Folkblad, a local newspaper for northern Sweden.
with her brother and twin sister, all born in Ethiopia
. In May 2004 she married Tommy Borglund in the Västerbacka chapel in Tavelsjö.
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...
, Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
) is a Swedish
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....
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
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...
and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
.
She has several times been nominated for and won awards for best news anchor and for best spoken Swedish on television.
She has led the evening news broadcast Rapport on SVT
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...
.
In parallel with work on Rapport, Sandström also has participated in major events such as the SVT broadcasts from the Nobel Banquet, One year with the Royal Family (Annual broadcast with the Swedish Royal Family
Swedish Royal Family
The Swedish Royal Family since 1818 consists of a number of persons in the Swedish Royal House of Bernadotte, closely related to the King of Sweden. They are entitled to royal titles and style , and some perform official engagements and ceremonial duties of state...
on New Year's Eve) and National election coverage in 2006. She has previously worked on the radio news broadcast Dagens Eko
Dagens Eko
Dagens Eko – often shortened to Ekot – is the news service of Swedish national radio broadcaster Sveriges Radio. It provides news bulletins of variable length which are known as Ekonyheter and broadcast at the top of most hours on the P1 and P4 networks...
("Echo of the day") and newspaper Västerbotten Folkblad, a local newspaper for northern Sweden.
Personal life
She grew up in the northern Swedish town of TavelsjöTavelsjö
Tavelsjö is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 247 inhabitants in 2005. It is located between Umeå and Vindeln, at the north end of the lake Tavelsjön. Tavelsjö church was consecrated in 1965.-External links:*...
with her brother and twin sister, all born in Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. In May 2004 she married Tommy Borglund in the Västerbacka chapel in Tavelsjö.