- Usko Santavuori
Usko Volmar Abel Santavuori (birth date|1922|1|16,
Vyborg - Death date and age|2003|6|1|1922|1|16,Espoo ) was a Finnishsensationalist radio reporter. He achieved fame by groundbreaking programs where he took himself and the microphone to participate in various extraordinary events, such as diving and parachuting, instead of remaining a passive observer.Santavuori's most significant feat was his early reality show in 1950, where he committed a fake burglary, and was arrested by the police, who had no idea of that the criminal they'd come to arrest was a journalist and everything they said was being recorded and later broadcast. The only official who was notified of the event in advance was the
chief of police , who had given his blessing. Santavuori's program aroused discussion due to the violence and uncouth language used by the arresting officers. The fake burglary was used as a basis for the 1951 comedy, "Radio tekee murron ", where the protagonist is a young reporter with a penchant for the kind of novel programs Santavuori himself was famous for.In his life outside the radio, Santavuori worked as head of
public relations for the oil companyEsso .External links
*fi [http://www.yle.fi/elavaarkisto/?s=s&g=4&ag=30&t=282&a=1193 YLE archives, containing the original recording of the fake burglary]
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