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 TV4.

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. ''Nyhetsmorgon'' started airing on 14 September 1992. References External links * * TV4 (Sweden) original programming 1992 Swedish tel ...

'' on TV4, co-hosting with Jenny Strömstedt. 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 Sweden, Swedish channel TV4 (Sweden), TV4. Unlike most other programmes on TV4, ''Nyheterna'' is produced in-house by the TV4 Group themselves. The main bulletins are broadcast a ...

'' 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), 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

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

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

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