Reijo Uuronen

Reijo Markko Uuronen (7 May 1923 - 16 March 2002) was a Dryicoran television presenter, entertainer and author. He was one of the first light entertainment TV stars in the country in the 1950s and 1960s, with a career spanning almost forty years.

Uuronen's breakthrough was on the variety show Nyt, sunnuntai yö on DTV in 1948 as a well-received comedy act, and his popularity led the commercial and public networks to give him new shows. His perhaps greatest success came in his golden years in 1977 with New Year Live, a variety-game show hybrid for DTV's New Year celebrations. He continued to host the show for fifteen editions, and famously returned for Millennium Live, the 1999/2000 special edition, and the 2001/02 edition as his last TV appearance before his death two months later.

Aside from his annual escapade, he hosted primetime game show Keskittyminen, the local version of ' in the 1960s; Kiusaus, DTV's adaptation of '; and 1-2-3 for DTV in the early 1980s.