Hanna Lovisa Stjärne (born 17 March 1969) is a Swedish journalist and media executive.[1] In September 2014 she was announced as the new CEO for Sveriges Television (SVT), succeeding the resigning CEO Eva Hamilton.[1]

Hanna Stjärne
Born (1969-03-17) 17 March 1969 (age 55)
OccupationCEO at SVT
Children1
RelativesJacob Stjärne (brother)
Tea Stjärne (niece)

Biography

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Hanna Stjärne was born and raised in Danderyd, Sweden. She attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School, with a specialty in singing.[2] She studied journalism at Stockholm University, and then worked as a political reporter at the radio news show Dagens Eko at Sveriges Radio.[3] She was also a foreign reporter based in Brussels for the same show.[4] In 2001 Stjärne became a national reporter for Ekot at Sveriges Radio and in 2002 she was announced as the youngest-ever boss for Sveriges Radio P1.[5][6] Stjärne has since also been the program administrator for Sveriges Radio with responsibility over the P1, P2, P3 and P4 frequencies.[7]

In 2010, Hanna Stjärne was announced as that year's best female media boss in Sweden.[8] In August 2011, she became the CEO for the UNT-concern.[9] It included the Uppsala Nya Tidning and five other newspapers, as well as radio and television work.[10]

In September 2014, it was announced that Hanna Stjärne would be the new CEO of Sveriges Television and that she would take the post within six months.[1] As CEO, she has also been a member of the Global Task Force for Public Media, an initiative of the Public Media Alliance, since its founding in September 2019.[11]

Hanna Stjärne has a daughter and is the aunt of actress Tea Stjärne.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Hanna Stjärne ny vd för SVT" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Hanna Stjärne – personporträtt" (in Swedish). Medievärlden. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  3. ^ "TV-avgift i fokus för SVT:s nya vd". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Fem svenskar till Euro Effie". Dagens Media (in Swedish). Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  5. ^ ""Omtumlande och spännande" – UNT:s Hanna Stjärne om att bli vd på SVT" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Nyhetsbrevet Public Access 2007 : 10 om radio television Internet - teknik, mediepolitik, demokrati och yttrandefrihet" (in Swedish). publicaccess.se. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Resumé: Hanna Stjärne ny vd för SVT" (in Swedish). Resume.se. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Topplista: Sveriges 69 sexigaste makthavare" (in Swedish). dagensps.se. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Hanna Stjärne ny vd för SVT". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Hanna Stjärne ny publisher för UNT" (in Swedish). unt.se. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Weltweites Bündnis öffentlich-rechtlicher Rundfunkanstalten angesichts der Corona-Pandemie". Die Medienkorrespondenz (in German). May 25, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "Resumé: Julkalendern – en familjeaffär" (in Swedish). Resume.se. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
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Preceded by Chief executive officer of Sveriges Television
15 January 2015 –
Succeeded by
Incumbent