Enrico Mentana
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Enrico Mentana | |
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| Born | 15 January 1955 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Director of TG La7 |
| Spouse | Michela Rocco di Torrepadula (2002–2013) |
| Children | Giulio, Vittoria, Stefano, Alice |
| Website | http://www.la7.it/speciali-mentana |
Enrico Mentana (born 15 January 1955 in Milan) is an Italian journalist and the director of TG La7 since 15 June 2010.
Early life
Mentana is the eldest son of Franco Mentana, a Calabrian sportswriter, and Lella Mentana. Raised in the Giambellino district of Milan, he attended liceo classico "Alessandro Manzoni" before joining the Italian Socialist Party.
He became an editor of Young Left, the official organ of the Federation of Young Socialists, of which he was vice president from 1977 to 1979. He then enrolled at the University of Milan to study political science, but never graduated.
Career
RAI
On 27 February 1980, Mentana was hired by RAI, Italy's public radio and television broadcaster. His first interview was with the mother of Mehmet Ali Ağca after Ağca's assassination attempt against Pope John Paul II. Within RAI, Mentana was put in charge of TG1 and then became deputy director of TG2.
In 1987, he refused a request from Bettino Craxi, the leader of the Italian Socialist Party, to be the main spokesperson for a political commercial. This led to tension between Mentana and the RAI management. Starting in 1988, Mentana was restricted to minor roles. In 1991, he was fired from RAI.
TG5
In autumn 1991, Mentana began working for Fininvest, and on 13 January 1992, he founded Channel 5: TG5 with Lamberto Sposini, Clemente J. Mimum, Emilio Carelli, Cesara Buonamici, and Cristina Parodi. Mentana served as director of the new channel, whose audience often exceeded seven million listeners. TG5 beat TG1 in viewership several times (the first time was with its extra edition announcing the murder of Judge Giovanni Falcone), making Mentana one of the best-known TV hosts in Italy.
TG LA7
After his experience at TG5, he moved to TG La7. He became its director in 2010.
Awards and honors
- In 1995, he received the Ischia International Journalism Award.
- Asteroid 48720 Enricomentana was named in his honor.[1] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 31 January 2018 (M.P.C. 108697).[2]
Personal life
In 2002, Mentana married the model and actress Michela Rocco di Torrepadula, with whom he had two children, Giulio and Vittoria. (Mentana has two other children, Stefano and Alice, from a previous relationship.) They divorced in 2013.[3]
References
- ^ "48720 Enricomentana (1996 SD7)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ Luppoli, Antonella (10 January 2013). "Mentana, twitter non-mentiva: divorzia dalla moglie Michela Rocco di Torrepadula".
External links
- Biography Enrico Mentana, biografieonline.it Template:Langicon
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