Karin Frick

Frick grew up in Hovslätt outside of Jönköping, Sweden. She had an interest in sports since an early age and participated in several, including tennis.{{cite news |url=http://www.expressen.se/sport/frick-vi-ar-manga-som-varit-irriterade/ |title=Frick: "Vi är många som varit irriterade" |trans-title=Frick: "We are many who have been irritated" |newspaper=Expressen |first=Axel |last=Pileby |date=25 January 2013 |accessdate=2 October 2015 |language=Swedish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004050543/http://www.expressen.se/sport/frick-vi-ar-manga-som-varit-irriterade/ |archive-date=4 October 2015 |url-status=live }} In Sweden she was ranked in the Top 10 of the best women in tennis in her age group. She won a scholarship, which she used to play tennis at a college in Miami, Florida.{{cite web|url=http://www.kvinnligatalare.se/karin_frick|title=Karin Frick|publisher=Kvinnligatalare.se|accessdate=2 October 2015|language=Swedish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004072610/http://www.kvinnligatalare.se/karin_frick|archive-date=4 October 2015|url-status=live}} After a year at the college, she returned to Sweden and changed direction in her life. Journalism became an interest and she applied to Kaggeholms folkhögskola and their course in journalism with an emphasis on television production.

Between 2005 and 2007, she worked as a presenter and reporter for Sport-Expressen's television station. After that, she worked as a presenter for TV4 Sport and Nyhetsmorgon for seven years.{{cite news |url=http://www.expressen.se/sport/karin-frick-lamnar-tv4---for-konkurrenten/ |title=Karin Frick lämnar TV4 – för konkurrenten |trans-title=Karin Frick leaves TV4 - for the competitor |newspaper=Expressen |first=Anna |last=Friberg |date=25 April 2014 |accessdate=2 October 2015 |language=Swedish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004053948/http://www.expressen.se/sport/karin-frick-lamnar-tv4---for-konkurrenten/ |archive-date=4 October 2015 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.tv4.se/nyhetsmorgon/klipp/karin-frick-direkt-fr%C3%A5n-tennisproffsens-lounge-i-b%C3%A5stad-2205288 |title=Karin Frick direkt från tennisproffsens lounge i Båstad |trans-title=Karin Frick directly from the tennis pros lounge in Båstad |publisher=TV4 |date=2012-07-14 |accessdate=2 October 2015 |language=Swedish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004033337/http://www.tv4.se/nyhetsmorgon/klipp/karin-frick-direkt-fr%C3%A5n-tennisproffsens-lounge-i-b%C3%A5stad-2205288 |archive-date=4 October 2015 |url-status=dead }} In 2014 she moved to SBS Discovery Media to become the face of Kanal 5's new sports programmes. She presents sports shows on Kanal 5, Kanal 9 and Eurosport.{{cite news |url=http://www.resume.se/nyheter/artiklar/2014/05/04/skadan-som-forandrade-hennes-liv/ |title=Skadan som förändrade hennes liv |newspaper=Resumé |first=Yasmine |last=Winberg |date=4 May 2014 |accessdate=2 October 2015 |language=Swedish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004033921/http://www.resume.se/nyheter/artiklar/2014/05/04/skadan-som-forandrade-hennes-liv/ |archive-date=4 October 2015 |url-status=live }}

Besides presenting television programmes, she and her co-presenters Anna Brolin, Maud Bernhagen and Suzanne Sjögren produce the podcast "Off Air", a project which describes "behind the scenes" at TV4.{{cite news |url=http://www.jnytt.se/tv4-karin-tar-med-tittarna-bakom-kulisserna |title=TV4-Karin tar med tittarna bakom kulisserna |trans-title=TV4-Karin brings the viewers behind the scenes |newspaper=Jnytt |first=Peter |last=Gustafsson |date=2013-09-05 |accessdate=2 October 2015 |language=Swedish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004120804/http://www.jnytt.se/tv4-karin-tar-med-tittarna-bakom-kulisserna |archive-date=4 October 2015 |url-status=dead }} She also owns and runs a company called Karin Frick AB as a moderator and conferencier.{{cite web|url=http://www.allabolag.se/5569765489/Karin_Frick_Media_AB|title=Karin Frick Media AB|publisher=Allabolag.se|accessdate=2 October 2015|language=Swedish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004004112/http://www.allabolag.se/5569765489/Karin_Frick_Media_AB|archive-date=4 October 2015|url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=http://www.svd.se/naringsliv/sok-foretag/companyInfo.html?orgNumber=5569765489 |title=Karin Frick Media AB |newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet |accessdate=2 October 2015 |language=Swedish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003173019/http://www.svd.se/naringsliv/sok-foretag/companyInfo.html?orgNumber=5569765489 |archive-date=3 October 2015 |url-status=live }} In August 2014, Frick was a guest in the podcast called Agendasättarna presented by Anders Cedhamre.{{cite news |url=http://www.expressen.se/sport/podcast/agendasattarna/karin-frick-gastar-agendasattarna/ |title=Karin Frick gästar "Agendasättarna" |trans-title=Karin Frick visits "Agendasättarna" |newspaper=Expressen |first=Anders |last=Cedhamre |date=20 August 2014 |accessdate=14 October 2015 |language=Swedish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025002848/http://www.expressen.se/sport/podcast/agendasattarna/karin-frick-gastar-agendasattarna/ |archive-date=25 October 2015 |url-status=live}} In the podcast she talked about the sport broadcasts that she presents, and why she chose to leave TV4. In September 2015, Frick and David Sundin presented the ”Barncancergalan – det svenska humorpriset” (Child cancer gala – The Swedish comedian awards) an award show which celebrates comedian achievements and also raises the issue of child cancer.{{cite news |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article21489433.ab |title=Nu ska Sveriges humorelit tävla |trans-title=Now will Sweden's humor elite compete |newspaper=Aftonbladet |first=Natalie |last=Demirian |date=2015-09-28 |accessdate=14 October 2015 |language=Swedish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011020336/http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article21489433.ab |archive-date=11 October 2015 |url-status=live }} It which was broadcast on Kanal5 and Aftonbladets website. In the summer of 2015 she presented the web-TV broadcast Sommarkväll i Gränna hamn, live from Gränna.{{cite web|url=https://hallpressen.solidtango.com/video/karin-frick|title=Karin Frick inför Sommarkväll i Gränna hamn|trans-title=Karin Frick prior to Sommarkväll in Gränna port|work=Hallpressen.se|accessdate=14 October 2015|language=Swedish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043719/https://hallpressen.solidtango.com/video/karin-frick|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}} Frick is married, has two children, and lives in Stockholm.

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