Bo-Stefan "Steffo" Törnquist (born 12 January 1956) is a Swedish journalist, author, producer and television presenter. He is known for his television shows ''Steffos lustjakt'' and ''Steffo – din tröst i natten'', both on

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Career

Törnquist hosted ''Steffos lustjakt'' and ''Steffo – din tröst i natten'' on TV4 in 1992 and 1993. Since 2000 he has been the host of ''

Nyhetsmorgon ''Nyhetsmorgon'' is a Swedish morning news and talk show that is broadcast every morning on TV4 TV4 or TV 4 may refer to: *TV4 (Poland), a private Polish television station *TV4 (Sweden), a Swedish television network **TV4 Group, owners of the ...

'' on TV4, co-hosting with

Jenny Strömstedt Jenny Kristina Östergren Strömstedt (born Jenny Andersson; 2 August 1972) is a Swedish journalist, author and television host. She has worked on the TV4 television program Nyhetsmorgon and hosted Kalla Fakta, Pangea.nu Svart eller Vitt and Dis ...

. He has had a long career with different news agencies, and in 1990 he took part in the creation of TV4's first hosting of TV4 News and TV4 Sport broadcasts. Between 1993 and 1995 he worked as a news reporter for ''

Nyheterna ''Nyheterna'' ("the News") is the name of the news programme of the Swedish channel TV4. Unlike most other programmes on TV4, ''Nyheterna'' is produced in-house by the TV4 Group themselves. The main bulletins are broadcast at 7 and 10pm every day ...

'' on TV4. From 1995 to 2002, he worked as a producer for a number of documentaries amongst them, ''En svensk krigare i Vietnam'', ''Djävulens lotteri'' (about

Louise Hoffsten Louise Hoffsten, born September 6, 1965 in Linköping, Sweden, is a Swedish songwriter, musician and singer spanning several genres, notably rock, blues, folk and pop. Her father, Gunnar Hoffsten, was also a musician and played the trumpet in a ...

), and ''Sprit'' all for TV4. In late 2012, Törnquist released the book ''Steffos spritbibel''. In 2003 he made the documentary ''Bengt Elde – mannen med den snälla penseln'', and in 2012 he interviewed

Jackie Arklöv Jackie Banny Arklöv (born 6 June 1973) is a Swedish convicted criminal. Arklöv is an ex- neo-Nazi and Yugoslav Wars mercenary and war criminal, who, with two other neo-Nazis, murdered two police officers after a bank robbery in 1999. Early li ...

serving a life sentence. He sits on the board of directors for Bomans Hotel, and also the Wine and liquor museum in

Djurgården Djurgården ( or ) or, more officially, ''Kungliga Djurgården'' (), is an island in central Stockholm, Sweden. Djurgården is home to historical buildings and monuments, museums, galleries, the amusement park Gröna Lund, the open-air museum ...

, Stockholm. He has also authored the book ''Njut! En bok om små saker som gör livet stort'' about enjoying life and living the "good life". Törnquist was a contestant on ''

Let's Dance 2014 Let's Dance 2014 was the ninth season of the Swedish celebrity dance show Let's Dance. The show was broadcast on TV4 and the hosts were David Hellenius and Jessica Almenäs. Couples Scoring Chart Highest and lowest scoring performances ...

'' on TV4 competing as a celebrity dancer. He danced alongside professional dancer Cecilia Ehrling. The pair finished in second place, behind winners

Benjamin Wahlgren Ingrosso Benjamin Daniele Wahlgren Ingrosso (born 14 September 1997) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer. As a child, he appeared in the leading role in several musicals, and in 2006 he won Lilla Melodifestivalen with the song "Hej Sofia" ...

and Sigrid Bernson. During Törnquist's time on the show, he lost 12 kg in body weight.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Törnquist, Steffo Swedish television hosts 1956 births Living people People from Linköping Swedish journalists Swedish male writers Reality dancing competition contestants