Jarl Alfredius | |
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Born | Jarl Martin Alfredius 3 January 1943 Solna, Sweden |
Died | 31 March 2009 Stockholm, Sweden | (aged 66)
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.
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]
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]
In 1981, Alfredius married Lena Löfgren (born 1954), the daughter of editor Åke Löfgren and editor Maud (née Grunell).[1]
Alfredius died aged 66 on 31 March 2009 in Stockholm, due to complications from his disease.[3]