Bo Gunnar Hansson, publicly known as Bosse Hansson (born 20 December 1933) is a Swedish television journalist and sports broadcaster.
Bo Hansson | |
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| Born | Bo Gunnar Hansson 20 December 1933 Jönköping, Sweden |
| Alma mater | University of Gothenburg |
| Occupations | Sports journalist, television presenter |
| Years active | 1957–1990s |
Early life
editHansson was born on 20 December 1933 in Ljungarum Parish, Jönköping Municipality, Sweden,[1] the son of Gerald Hansson, an office manager, and his wife Dagny (née Ahnberg).[2] He passed studentexamen in 1953 and studied at the University of Gothenburg between 1954 and 1957.[2]
Career
editHansson worked at Idrottsbladet from 1957 to 1962, at Strömbergs förlag from 1962 to 1965 and at Radiosporten, the sport section of Sveriges Radio from 1965 to 1969, before switching to Sveriges Television (SVT) in 1969.[2]
As a journalist he has covered several international sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup and the Olympics. He was the live commentary when Thomas Ravelli saved the decisive penalty in the 1994 World Cup quarter final penalty shootout between Sweden and Romania; a moment that was later dubbed the biggest Swedish sports moment of the 20th century.
Controversies
editRacialist controversy arose in 2012 when he sat in the commentator booth at Råsunda Stadium and was heard saying 'not another black player' in a derogatory manner to an AIK substitution.[3]
In early 2019, Hansson was arrested in Florida, United States, for allegedly groping a 13-year-old boy on a playground.[4]
Bibliography
edit- Björklund, Lars-Gunnar; Hansson, Bo; Persson, Gunnar (1998). VM i fotboll 1998 Frankrike (in Swedish). Vällingby: Strömberg/Brunnhage. ISBN 91-86184-51-2. SELIBR 7755724.
- Björklund, Lars-Gunnar; Hansson, Bo; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (1994). VM i fotboll 1994 USA (in Swedish). Stockholm: Strömberg/Brunnhage. ISBN 91-86184-43-1. SELIBR 7755720.
- Björklund, Lars-Gunnar; Hansson, Bo; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (1990). VM i fotboll 1990 Italien (in Swedish). Stockholm: Strömberg/Brunnhage. ISBN 91-86184-37-7. SELIBR 7755716.
- Hansson, Bo; Björklund, Lars-Gunnar, eds. (1982). VM i fotboll 1982 Spanien (in Swedish). Stockholm: Nestor. SELIBR 380244.
References
edit- ↑ Sveriges befolkning 1990 (in Swedish). Ramsele: Svensk arkivinformation (SVAR), Riksarkivet. 2011. ISBN 9789188366917. SELIBR 12076919.
- 1 2 3 Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. pp. 445–446. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
- ↑ Norell, Kajsa; Klaar, Daniel (8 October 2012). "Här säger han "svarting"" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ↑ "Swedish Sportscaster Accused of Groping Teen in Coral Springs Park". NBC 6 South Florida. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.