Jarl Alfredius

Jarl Alfredius
Jarl Alfredius
Born	Jarl Martin Alfredius (1943-01-03)3 January 1943 Solna, Sweden
Died	31 March 2009(2009-03-31) (aged 66) Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation(s)	Journalist, newsreader
Spouse	Lena Löfgren ​ (m. 1981)​

Jarl Martin Alfredius (3 January 1943 – 31 March 2009) was a Swedish journalist and newsreader at Swedish Television.

Early life

Alfredius was born on 3 January 1943 in Solna, Sweden, the son of Martin Alfredius and his wife Märta (née Hjelm). He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1967 and attended the Journalisthögskolan i Stockholm in 1969.[1]

Career

Alfredius worked at Sveriges Radio's central editorial office from 1970 to 1972, and at Stockholms-Nytt 1972 to 1973, as well as Dagens Eko from 1973 to 1986. He presented Aktuellt in Sveriges Television (SVT) from 1986.[1]

Alfredius also did TV shows for the Kunskapskanalen in 2004. He remained a news presenter at SVT until July 2008, when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.[2]

Personal life

In 1981, Alfredius married Lena Löfgren (born 1954), the daughter of editor Åke Löfgren and editor Maud (née Grunell).[1]

Death

Alfredius died aged 66 on 31 March 2009 in Stockholm, due to complications from his disease.[3]

References

1. Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. pp. 41–42. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
2. "Jarl Alfredius slutar på Aktuellt" [Jarl Alfredius quits Aktuellt] (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 24 July 2008. Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
3. "Jarl Alfredius död" [Jarl Alfredius dies] (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 31 March 2009. Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2009.