Sofia Lidskog

Sofia Lidskog

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Sofia Lidskog (born March 31 1979) is a Swedish-born American television personality. She was a member of the "Clue Crew" on the quiz show "Jeopardy!" from 2001 to 2004. (In addition, she has taped clues for the Swedish version of the show, in her family's own language.)

In 2004, she became an anchor at "Channel One News", the TV network for high schools. As a host, she covered the 2004 Presidential elections, reporting live from the White House, the Presidential debates, and on election night. She reported live from the Vatican during the Pope's funeral in 2005. She was born in Stockholm, Sweden and moved to Canada as an infant. She grew up in Concord, Massachusetts and was chosen as the "Santa Lucia" in the Boston area's "Santa Lucia" festival.

Sofia is currently a West Coast contributor for Court TV's "Hollywood Heat" and can be seen doing celebrity interviews on the red carpet and behind the scenes on Hollywood sets. Some show credits include "Hollywood Heat" 8/25/06; 9/14/06; 9/21/06; 10/5/06. Additionally, she has interviewed Spike Lee, Scarlett Johansson, Josh Hartnett, Ryan Reynolds, and Alicia Keys.

She graduated cum laude from Harvard University in 2001 with a degree in government (political science) and worked briefly in Washington, D.C. for Sen. Paul Wellstone.

Besides English and Swedish, she is fluent in French and Spanish. She has also competed in 10 different sports, including lacrosse and jiu-jitsu.

She is now credited by her married name, Sofia Dickens and currently resides in Newport Beach, California with her husband Reed Dickens, who is a former White House Assistant Press Secretary and CEO of the Newport Beach based PR company, Outside Eyes. Sofia is the spokesperson for [http://zigvid.com Zigvid.com] , a community/video site.


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