Lennart Ekdal

Lennart Ekdal
Lennart Ekdal in September 2008.
Born	(1953-11-19) 19 November 1953 (age 63) Linköping, Östergötland, Sweden
Occupation	Journalist, television host
Years active	1980s–present
Children	Albin Ekdal (b. 1989)

Lennart Ekdal (born 19 November 1953) is a Swedish journalist and television presenter.

Born in Linköping, Östergötland, he began his career in financial journalism in the 1980s and is best known for his work on several TV4 programs, starting in 1990, before leaving in 2013.

Before his success with TV4, Ekdal worked for the national public television broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), the daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter and the weekly business journal Veckans Affärer. He is the father of international midfield footballer Albin Ekdal (born 1989).