Lennart Swahn

Olof Algot Lennart Svahn, later Olof Lennart Swahn (8 April 1927 – 27 August 2008) was a Swedish journalist and radio and television personality.

Early life Swahn was born on 8 April 1927 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Karl Algot Swahn (1900–1976), a salesman, and his wife Ellen Fryklund (1904–1999). He had a 15-year younger brother, Eigil Svahn. He graduated from Stockholms stads handelsgymnasium in 1947

Career Swahn was a reporter for the Associated Press from 1948 to 1950 as well as for the newspaper Arbetaren and Sveriges Radio from 1950 to 1953. When he in the early 1970s came to television and became the host of the cafe program Halvsju he became nationally famous. He was TV host for Riksronden, På minuten, Babbel, Halvsju, Gäster med gester (Give Us a Clue), Razzel and Blåsningen. He also presented New Year's concerts and the Nobel Banquet as well as Melodifestivalen 1986 together with Tommy Engstrand.

Swahn was chairman of Stockholms sångarförbund from 1983. Swahn and Bonnier lived together in an apartment, each with a door and nameplate on Odengatan in Stockholm. Two weeks before his death Swahn changed his address to Bonnier's summer house in Tyresö, where he spent much of his final time.