Arne Skoog was born in 1913 in the northern Swedish province of Jämtland.
But hobbyists needed access to the latest news, and Arne felt the best place for them to find out was on a shortwave station.
Many hobbyists say they remember Arne presenting Sweden Calling DXers, which is curious since he never did.
Arne wrote the scripts, which were read by colleagues, first by the English Service, and then in all of Radio Sweden’s languages, except, ironically, Swedish.
When Arne retired in 1978, on the program’s 30th anniversary, George Wood, who wasn’t even born in 1948, took over.