Former television and radio presenter Kurt Zurfluh is dead
The well-known TV host and sports journalist Kurt Zurfluh has died. He passed away on Saturday at the age of 67 while traveling in Cuba.
This was announced by SRF with reference to Zurfluh's relatives in a communiqué posted on the Internet. Zurfluh died of acute heart failure, according to the statement. He had worked for Swiss Radio and Television - now SRF - in many capacities since 1970 and until a few years ago.
Kurt Zurfluh began his career at the Regionaljournal Zentralschweiz of the then Radio DRS. On television, he presented "Sportpanorama" and "Sportaktuell". For six years, from 1996 to 2012, he was the presenter of the well-known folk music show "Hopp de Bäse". In July 2012, he retired after 270 times of "Hopp de Bäs"". Video images on SRF's website show how a large crowd of folk musicians bid farewell to the visibly moved Zurfluh with the "Steiner Chilbi" on the lakeside in his home town of Weggis LU. The audience gives him a standing ovation. In 2014, Zurfluh made a comeback on screen: He took over the program "Unterwegs" (On the Road) of the Central Switzerland television station Tele 1. (SDA)
