Jon Ljungberg
Jon Ljungberg is a Winnipeg television personality and comedian, most known as the host of Breakfast Television (formerly The Big Breakfast), on Citytv Winnipeg.
Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Ljungberg holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Clark University.
Ljungberg has also done work on Fruit Pebbles advertisements, illustrated children's books, and does stand up comedy. He is a big fan of the Boston Red Sox. He had a daughter, Brittney Ljungberg (1988), and a son, Christopher Ljungberg (1991) and was married twice.
Ljungberg, the cartoonist, has also contributed 10's of thousands of original cartoon compositions to the world of clipart for a variety of large stock image libraries.
He ended his career with Breakfast Television amicably in November 2010,[1] and returned to television with the local community channel Shaw TV, as the host of The Peg This Week, running Sundays starting April 17, 2011.[2]
References
- Popular host says sayonara to Breakfast Television. Winnipeg Free Press, 6 October 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2011
- Comic, TV host gets fun new gig. Winnipeg Free Press, 30 March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.