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Roger Wallis

Roger Wallis

British-Swedish journalist (1941–2022)

Roger Wallis (8 August 1941 – 22 January 2022) was a British-born Swedish musician, journalist and researcher.[1]

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Life and career

Wallis was a resident of Sweden from 1963, and was an adjunct professor of multimedia at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.[2]

Between 1967 and 1981, Wallis was the main presenter of the English language The Saturday Show on Radio Sweden.[3] Wallis also co-wrote "Judy, min vän", the Swedish contribution for the Eurovision Song Contest 1969.

He wrote several books on the music industry with Krister Malm. Wallis was appointed to the board of STIM. He testified in the Pirate Bay trial in February 2009. Wallis died on 22 January 2022, at the age of 80.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    The Swedish Film Database: Roger Wallis
  2. [2]
    KTH Computer Science and Communication: Professorer, accessed 21 May 2010
  3. [3]
    "The Saturday Show 1967-1981". Radio Sweden. 8 January 2005. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  4. [4]
    Roger Wallis är död (in Swedish)
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