Career
Åke Strömmer joined the national Swedish Radio-television company Sveriges Radio and became a popular figure to viewer and listeners as one of the greatest Sports journalist in Sweden. Foreign Swedish radio he hosted the shows På minuten (Swedish counterpart of the United Kingdom show Just a Minute) and Minnesmästarna. He also hosted Svensktoppen for the 1978 season.
Foreign Swedish television he covered the Olympics on 4 occasions and 2 editions of the Eurovision Song Contest.
In 2000 he left SVT and joined rival broadcaster TV4 and returned to sports commentary where he presented the TV4 coverage for the 2000 Summer Olympics as well as football matches. Åke Strömmer died in February 2005 after suffering from cancer.
