Eva Polttila
Eva Polttila (born April 1, 1946) is a retired Finnish television news anchor. She worked in YLE from 1969 to 2009. In television news she started in 1981 and at the time she was the first woman to read news regularly in Finland. Polttila is one of the most famous news anchors in Finland and she was given the title "the most reliable woman in Finland" when her long-time colleague Arvi Lind retired in 2003.[1]
Personal life
Polttila was born and grew up in Helsinki. Her mother was the writer Brita Polttila, who was of Saint Petersburg -born of German-Polish and English origin. Brita married poet Arvo Turtiainen in 1953.
Eva Polttila is married to a retired journalist of economics Juhani Ikonen. In her spare time Polttila does gymnastic exercise and nordic walking and she has also worked as an ambassador of motion in the Suomi liikkeelle -campaign.[2]
Eva Polttila announced on September 1, 2009, the 50th anniversary of the first YLE TV News broadcast, that she will retire at the end of September. Her last news broadcast was on September 29, 2009, at 20.30 EEST.
Prizes
Eva Polttila was given the journalist prize of the republic of Finland in 2008.[3] Polttila is also a four-time winner of Telvis.[4]
References
- ^ The most reliable woman in Finland, YLE's news anchor Eva Polttila goes to the Red Nose Day 2008 with joy.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ambassadors' exercise tips: Eva Polttila". Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved September 1, 2009.
- ^ yle.mobi: YLE's Eva Polttila one of receivers of the journalist prize of the republic of Finland[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kauppalehti: Telvis awards for Arto Nyberg and Eva Polttila". Archived from the original on February 18, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2009.
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