Bengt Grafström

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

Bengt Grafström
Bengt Grafström

Grafström began working for Sveriges Radio in 1968. ^[2] When TV2 was launched in 1969, Grafström began working as a freelancer and 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 late night radio show ”Karlavagnen” on Sveriges Radio. ^[4] In 1988, he hosted the Melodifestivalen, where Tommy Körberg won the right 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 worked for P4 Kalmar.

He is a cancer survivor.^[6]