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Nuccio Costa

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Nuccio Costa
Born4 October 1925
Died27 February 1991(1991-02-27) (aged 65)
Catania
Occupationtelevision presenter

Nuccio Costa (4 October 1925 – 27 February 1991) was an Italian television presenter.

Life and career

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Born in Catania, Costa began his artistic career at the end of the Second World War, when he hosted over two hundred stage shows for the Allied troops in Italy.[1] He later became the artistic director of the Teatro Stabile di Catania and made several RAI radio shows in couple with Turi Ferro.[1]

Costa hosted several successful TV-programs, including two edition of the Sanremo Music Festival and several editions of Cantagiro.[2][3]

In 1977 he created the beauty contest "La donna del Mediterraneo".[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "E' morto Nuccio Costa". La Stampa. 28 February 1991. p. 20.
  2. ^ a b Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, Enciclopedia della Televisione, Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. ISBN 881150466X.
  3. ^ Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
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