It was 1989 that Steffo Törnquist was recruited to TV4. Steffo had a past as a journalist at Dagens Nyheter and Expressen, but when TV4’s founder Lars Weiss started to attract Steffo, he was not slow to accept and jump on the new project – what is today TV4.
– 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 separate meetings.
Steffo Törnquist when he was presented as host of the program SPRIT that ran on TV4 in 1998. Image source: Bertil Ericson/TT Bild
Steffo thrives on “the four”, and unlike colleagues who jumped over to other channels or competitors, Steffo has never had such a need.
– 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 further in Bathina’s podcast.
36 years have passed since Steffo was involved in starting TV4, and since 2000 he has been one of the presenters of the channel’s current affairs program Nyhetsmorgon.
On January 12, Steffo turns 69 – but the pension will have to wait for Steffo. In an interview with the newspaper Journalisten last year, Steffo revealed that his new agreement with TV4 “has no end”.
– Our new agreement has no end, so I will continue until I or the channel get tired, he told Journalisten, via Happened.
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Steffo Törnquist becomes a chef in Nyhetsmorgon
By his side he often has the pair horse Jenny Stromstedt – they have been an immensely popular duo in the box for many years. This weekend, Steffo and Jenny will once again do Nyhetsmorgon together – but the arrangement will be slightly different.
Jenny Strömstedt and Steffo Törnquist are extremely popular, but are seen less and less in the box together. Image source: TV4
On his Instagram, Steffo Törnquist now reveals that this weekend he will jump in as a chef in Nyhetsmorgon.
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“Next Saturday I will be a chef in NyMo when Jempa is the presenter. My plan is to get raw materials for a bractre dish with my own hands during the week and today I was looking for a fallow calf … follow the drama during the week and the resolution on Saturday,” Steffo wrote to a video showing how he is out hunting in the Swedish forests – to succeed in shooting a fallow calf.
Steffo reveals that for starters he plans to throw together a mayonnaise flavored with bourbon and a tartare on doe thigh from veal.
– Maybe pickle some red onion on top and serve on a toasted cracker sandwich, says Steffo.
Steffo Törnquist has got a cool new job at TV4 – he will run as a chef in Nymo. Image source: Stella Pictures.
Viewers are, to say the least, excited about the big news. Some reactions read:
“Wow. Good luck this week. Really looking forward to Saturday. We here at home have talked about how it would be fun to see you cook in Nymo. You really know that thing about flavors and are interested.”
“Oh, how exciting it will be to see, she usually asks a lot, so prepare carefully”
“Oh! Oh fun thing to look forward to seeing the new Nymo”
“How exciting!!!”
“Good luck, I hope you amaze everyone. It will be good, you must be a good wild game cook”
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