Steffo Törnquist68, has worked at TV4 since the channel started on September 15, 1990. Before that, he had been in the newspaper industry – both as a substitute at Dagens Nyheter, and then at Expressen.
But in 1989, Steffo was recruited to the “four” by Lars Weiss. Then work began to start the channel.
– It was fantastic. We didn’t realize how much fun it was. It has never happened since then that you have started a channel like that with a newsroom and… It was crazy fun, Steffo Törnquist told in Bathina Philipson podcast “Bathina’s Divorce Meetings”.
Steffo Törnquist is presented as presenter of the program SPRIT which ran on TV4 in 1998. Image source: Bertil Ericson/TT Bild
It will soon be 40 years at TV4. And Steffo has never been lured over to any competitor.
– It’s something I’ve learned in life. That if you have a platform that you like, then you should be afraid of it. It’s nice to have it. You don’t have to hold on and change, said Steffo Törnquist in Bathina’s podcast.
Annika Lindmarker and Steffo Törnquist are presented as Christmas hosts on TV4 in 2004. Image source: Claudio Bresciani/TT Image That’s why Steffo Törnquist is missing from Nyhetsmorgon
But lately Steffo has been conspicuous by her absence in Nyhetsmorgon. And there’s a sad reason for that. This summer, Steffo was forced to have emergency knee surgery as he had suffered from osteoarthritis and severe pain for many years.
– What has happened is that I have operated on a completely new knee in my right leg. I have had bad knees for a long time and this was going to happen, but now it became a bit urgent, Steffo told Aftonbladet.
After the operation, rehab training has been waiting, and more The evening paper Steffo said further that he was doing his exercises. He has even been forced to take heavy medication in the form of morphine to manage the pain.
Steffo Törnquist has worked at TV4 for almost 40 years. Image source: Jonas Ekströmer/TT BildSteffo Törnquist back in Nyhetsmorgon
On Friday morning, August 9, it was time for Steffo Törnquist’s long-awaited comeback in the box. Steffo had his colleague by his side Matilda Boza.
“Tjena middle legs, Matilda & Moi are driving this morning,” he wrote in a post on Instagram.
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Matilda Boza and Steffo Törnquist in Nyhetsmorgon on August 9, 2024. Image source: TV4
Viewers are overjoyed that Steffo is back, and enthusiastic comments are now pouring into Steffo’s Instagram.
“Thank you for a wonderful program together. Awesome”, “It was a good Friday morning with you in the box” and “Good job and now the morning is saved” are some of the reactions Steffo received.
But before he left for TV4, Steffo was a little rusty. On Instagram, he wrote that he hadn’t taken morphine for a couple of weeks, and would try to “be there as much as possible”.
“Apologies in advance for the walking style that is under all criticism. I move without crutches much like a one-year-old with a new diaper. fleet,” wrote Steffo on Instagram.
But it turned out that the apology was completely unnecessary – Steffo was successful during her comeback.