Ulf Elfving (born 27 November 1942 in

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) is a Swedish journalist and broadcaster."Elfving, Ulf", ''

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'' biographical entry, retrieved 24 March 2014 Elfving started his career in the 1960s. He was programme manager of the Swedish charts between 1966 and 1973 and Record Mirror in the 1970s. He hosted the

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1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

and 1979 and provided the Swedish commentary for the

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on eight occasions between

until 1983 and again in

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

. Until the late 1990s Elfving was a radio show host on

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.Elfvings hemlighet Intervjun som vågrörelse
'' Journalisten'' 10 September 1998, retrieved 24 March 2014 He was awarded the Swedish Grand Journalism Prize in 1989, and the Swedish Radio Academy (''Radioakademin'') Grand Prize in 2002.Vinnare 2002
''Redioakademin'' official website, retrieved 24 March 2014

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