Claes Elfsberg
Encyclopedia
Claes-Gösta Elfsberg is a Swedish
television
journalist
.
Elfsberg grew up in the district of Svedmyra in southern Stockholm
. He received his upper-secondary education at Norra Real
in Stockholm and then studied at the Department of Journalism, Media and Communication (JMK) at Stockholm University
, from where he dropped out to work as a trainee at the daily news program Rapport
at Sveriges Television
(SVT) in 1971. He presented the program for the first time in 1975 and then worked as a news presenter
for over thirty years, eventually earning the nickname "Mr. Rapport". He temporarily left Rapport in 2003 to host the interview program 24 minuter on the SVT channel SVT24
. He has also presented the SVT program Dokument utifrån. From January 2005 to December 2007, Elfsberg worked as the "ombudsman
of the viewers" at SVT. Since April 2008 he will lead the news program Play Rapport on SVT's video on demand
service SVT Play
.
Elfsberg is currently married to Monica Elfsberg and has three children from two earlier marriages.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
.
Elfsberg grew up in the district of Svedmyra in southern Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. He received his upper-secondary education at Norra Real
Norra Real
Norra Real, "Northern Real" , is an upper-secondary school located on Roslagsgatan 1 in Stockholm, Sweden. The school was officially founded in 1890, but was already mentioned early into the 14th century and is the oldest upper-secondary school in Stockholm. Until 1961 it was an all-boys school...
in Stockholm and then studied at the Department of Journalism, Media and Communication (JMK) at Stockholm University
Stockholm University
Stockholm University is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. It has over 28,000 students at four faculties, making it one of the largest universities in Scandinavia. The institution is also frequently regarded as one of the top 100 universities in the world...
, from where he dropped out to work as a trainee at the daily news program Rapport
Rapport (news programme)
Rapport is one of the two main news programmes from the Swedish television broadcaster Sveriges Television .Rapport's main bulletin is broadcast everyday at 7.30 p. m. on SVT1 and is thirty minutes long...
at Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...
(SVT) in 1971. He presented the program for the first time in 1975 and then worked as a news presenter
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
for over thirty years, eventually earning the nickname "Mr. Rapport". He temporarily left Rapport in 2003 to host the interview program 24 minuter on the SVT channel SVT24
SVT24
SVT24 or 24 is a Swedish language TV channel broadcast by Sveriges Television . It started broadcasting in 1999 as a dedicated news channel. In 2003 extended its scope to include other current events-related programmes and sports in the weekends...
. He has also presented the SVT program Dokument utifrån. From January 2005 to December 2007, Elfsberg worked as the "ombudsman
Ombudsman
An ombudsman is a person who acts as a trusted intermediary between an organization and some internal or external constituency while representing not only but mostly the broad scope of constituent interests...
of the viewers" at SVT. Since April 2008 he will lead the news program Play Rapport on SVT's video on demand
Video on demand
Video on Demand or Audio and Video On Demand are systems which allow users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content on demand...
service SVT Play
SVT Play
SVT Play is the brand used for the video on demand service offered by Sveriges Television, more specifically to the streaming services offered on the SVT website, svt.se, and its counterpart for mobile phones....
.
Elfsberg is currently married to Monica Elfsberg and has three children from two earlier marriages.