No one has influenced the development of radio and television in Sweden as much as Lennart Hyland. As a self-taught 25-year-old, he created unique social reports, revolutionized sports commentary on the radio, and in the 1950s, reached ...See moreNo one has influenced the development of radio and television in Sweden as much as Lennart Hyland. As a self-taught 25-year-old, he created unique social reports, revolutionized sports commentary on the radio, and in the 1950s, reached millions of listeners with the Saturday entertainment show Karusellen. With the TV program Hylands Hörna, he became an icon in the Swedish welfare state and the country's most famous person. However, success came at a high price. A strong need for control and increasingly high demands on himself led to conflicts with colleagues and an increasingly severe alcoholism. Written by
Anders Lundgren
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