Bengt Grafström

Bengt Grafström (born 28 July 1946 in Stockholm) is a Swedish presenter for both radio and television.[1]

Bengt Grafström (2012)

Grafström began working for Sveriges Radio in 1958. [2] When TV2 was launched in 1969, Grafström began working as a Freelancer, he also took up experience as a producer for SR TV1. Between the 1970s and 1980s, Grafström took up a job of programme editor on SR P3. In the 1980s he began hosting the radio show Birger Ballongen Bengtssons Bravader.[3] Grafström was the original presenter of the radio late night show ”Karlavagnen” on Sveriges Radio. [4] In 1988 he hosted the Melodifestivalen, where Tommy Körberg went on to represent Sweden at the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, in addition Grafström commentated for SVT viewers at the 1988 Contest.[5] From 2001 to 2011 Grafström has been working for P4 Kalmar.

He is a cancer survivor. [6]

References
  1. DEMA Group: Bengt Grafström, accessed 2013-06-03 (in Swedish) Archived August 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Tv-mannen om Melodifestivalen och cancern". Retrieved 19 November 2019 – via Sveriges Radio.
  3. "Birger "Ballongen" Bengtssons bravader SR, P3 1987-02-05--1987-03-12 22.25-23.00 | Svensk mediedatabas (SMDB)". smdb.kb.se. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  4. Arenius, Eric (25 March 2019). "Kalmarprofil blir en ny röst i natten". Östra Småland. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  5. Thor, Mickan (28 December 2013). "Serie: Bengt har rösten som jobb". JP. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  6. "Bengt Grafström valde att tala öppet om sin cancer". 18 September 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2019 – via Sveriges Radio.
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