Jonas Karlsson (journalist)
Ulf Jonas Ulrik Karlsson better known as Jonas Karlsson (born in Karlstad, Sweden on 2 July 1977) is a Swedish sports journalist and commentator on Sveriges Television and a well known sports columnist and project manager.[1]
Jonas Karlsson was a former athlete and as a 15-year-old, competed in hammer throwing athletic events in the Swedish youth national championships.
He started his journalistic career commenting mainly on cross-country skiing and track and field events. In January 2006, he succeeded Albert Svanberg as sports columnist with Sveriges Television (SVT). In 2013, he became a project manager for sports programming with the station.
Personal life
He is the son athletics coach Ulf Karlsson and younger brother of Mikael Karlsson, the chairman of Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, the nature protection agency in Sweden.[2]