Marcus Oscarsson

Marcus Oscarsson (born 21 March 1976) is a Swedish political commentator and journalist. He is best known as a political expert commentator for TV4.[1]

Marcus Oscarsson
Marcus Oscarsson speaking at the US Embassy in Stockholm in 2010
Born (1976-03-21) 21 March 1976
NationalitySwedish
OccupationPolitical commentator, Speaker, Journalist

Early life

Marcus Oscarsson grew up in Ödensås outside of Virserum in Småland.[2] He studied in Hultsfed and then continued his studies in economy at the Linnaeus University in Växjö. In 2006, he started working at the Regeringskansliet for the government, and then became a trainee at the chambers of commerce in Denver.[3]

Career

For five years Oscarsson was a local reporter for the newspaper Vimmerby Tidning. And then at Barometen-OT a local newspaper in Oskarshamn for twelve years. He has since also been a reporter for The Times, The Sunday Times, and the Daily Mail, being the newspapers reporter for the Nordic region.[3] He has also been a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and the news beauru Global Post. In Sweden he has been a political commentator for TT, Aftonbladet, and Aktuellt at SVT.[4] He has since 2012 been the political expert for TV4.

Since 2004, he is a guest speaker for politics and political science at the University of Denver in Colorado.[5][6] Oscarsson has commented on the US Presidential election in 2012 and 2016 for TV4.[5] And also the Swedish general elections in Sweden for the same channel in 2014 and 2018. In 2015, he was nominated for a Kristallen television award, for TV personality of the Year.[7]

References
  1. "Marcus: Det blir en riktig rysare". TV4. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. Envishet grav drömjobbet", Oskarshamns-Tidningen, den 21 March 2012, p 20.
  3. Johansson, Victor (18 March 2016). ""Pappa vill släppa ner vargar på Östermalm" (SvD Perfect Guide)". Svenska Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. "Marcus Oscarsson - journalisted". journalisted.com. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  5. "Vem är Obamas utmanare Mitt Romney?". SVT Nyheter. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  6. "Swedish-American Chambers of Commerce Sweden (SACC-Sweden)". Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  7. Ahlgren, Karin (20 August 2015). "Smålänning kan bli årets tv-personlighet". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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