Biography of Lucia Annunziata

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August 8, 1950 Lucia Annunziata was born in Sarno, Salerno, on day 8 August 1950. Author and presenter, is above all a prominent journalist, familiar face of Rai for over twenty years. Raised in the ranks of the newspapers of the left and centre-left public television came in the company's history when, in 2003, took over as President of Rai, only woman after the former Mayor of Milan and Minister of education Letizia Moratti. After thirteen years in the town bell, little Lucy, with his family, he moved to Salerno, where he enrolled at the Liceo Torquato Tasso. Already in these years reveals his intellectual brilliance, by being remarkable for his skill and dedication. Anyway, young Abdulla was affected by the transfer in the great city of Naples, where initially he enrolled at the University, at the Faculty of history and philosophy. He graduated in Salerno, where he returns, with a thesis on State funding for the South and the labor movement. Are the early ' 70, very lively, and the future journalist pays the duty of his youth, marrying too early and without proper conviction. However, this period is also linked to the experience, exciting and revolutionary for large stretches, with the newspaper "Il Manifesto". In 1972 bride Attilio Wanderlingh, intellectual, political leader, with whom he shares a few years ago the main student-level fights before, and then University. Precocious, unquestionably, the transfer together in Sardinia, in the beautiful Sant'Antioco. Their home also becomes one of the headquarters of the "Manifesto", made up of students, professionals and amateurs, teachers and workers, among which appear, at least at the beginning of her professional career, the beautiful Lucia. Meanwhile he teaches at middle school of Teulada, exactly from 1972 to 1974. Two years after getting the suitability by a professional journalist, which opens up many opportunities, especially abroad. Meanwhile, ends his marriage to Wanderlingh, who returned to Naples, to take part in the adventure of another very important newspaper: "unity". Lucia Annunziata then moved to Rome where he came more and more into the experience with "his" daily, a close time, and indeed born, as a newspaper linked to the extra-parliamentary experiences of those turbulent years ' 70. Becomes acquainted with Gad Lerner, at the time one of the masterminds of the famous newspaper "Lotta Continua", and takes part in many events related to workers and to the left even more extreme. The turning point, for her, it is mainly the States. Becomes first to "Il Manifesto" and then for "La Repubblica", an Envoy abroad. For the newspaper "red" is corresponding from America, especially from New York and Washington, where American International Affairs. For the journal of Eugenio Scalfari instead, since 1981, the year in which comes the "call" to his court, follows until 1988 the events of Central and Latin America. Ninth are few situations to the limit in which will be working, as the revolution in Nicaragua, civil war salvadoriana, the invasion of Grenada and the fall of the dictator Duvalier in Haiti, as well as another baffling and dramatic event like the Mexican earthquake. For Republic after some foresee recriminations received from Scalfari, because of his "participation" to some revolutionary events, especially in the way of telling rich in emphasis and sometimes winking, also becomes the Middle East correspondent, based in Jerusalem. She has always been passionate about North American culture, in 1988 the wedding Bell a "similar" reporter, the reporter Daniel Williams, reporter for the Washington Post. According to the Chronicles, the wedding feast is taking place at a New York club to complete with 250 guests. Also someone told of a three-meter tall bouquet sent to bride and signed by Senator Giulio Andreotti. Born Antonia, with American nationality, of course, but true, just like her mother wants Bell. The year 1991 is also important for the Annunziata. She is, in fact, the only European journalist to enter the occupied Kuwait during the first Gulf war. On that occasion, for his services but also and especially for the efforts previously made in the Middle East, the Pro di Sarno wins the ambitious Journalism Award "Max David" for special envoys. She is the first woman to receive it, but the award leaves no shadows on the impartiality of the decision: "for matches from the Middle East, the occupied territories and Lebanon. Articles specimens for sobriety and lack of bias. " Two years later the reporter also receives the prestigious scholarship Niemann from Harvard University for a master's degree a year on u.s. foreign policy. In 1993, becomes fixed his collaboration for the Corriere della Sera and returned stateside. The experience is important to open the doors of public television. Begins to contribute to Rai in 1995, with the program "Linea tre" for Raitre, network that will remain forever pasted, benevolently, as a distinguishing mark. The 8 August 1996 (on his birthday) became Director of Tg3, but experience culminating in a matter of months, with a letter of resignation to then President Enzo Siciliano, great writer and Director of the historical magazine "Nuovi Argomenti", which by the way little or nothing will last at the top of the network and public television company. Meanwhile, publishes a book much discussion, entitled "crack". The investigation is focused on the tragedy of the flood that hit Sarno, her town of birth and, in the book, contains many accusations against institutions, guilty, he said, of conniving delays in relief efforts that in the reconstruction. With "crack" also journalist WINS Cimitile in 1999. An important moment, even from the point of view of entrepreneurship, is 2000, when Lucia Annunziata founded and directs, she became a business that blends news agency Associated Press and Ebiscom. On 13 March of 2003 instead, second woman after Letizia Moratti, was named President of RAI. Initially, the Chairmen of the House and Senate, Marcello Pera and Pier Ferdinando Casini, advocate on behalf of Paolo Mieli, then at the top of via Solferino. However, ill-digested the anti-Semitic graffiti on the walls of the Rai in Milan, and steps aside. So the ball goes to former leader 1968: it is a historic moment for sure, for the company. However, the mandate lasts very little. On 4 May 2004, not before being drawn to the antipathies of Sabina Guzzanti, that trim an unforgettable imitation, the journalist gives his resignation from Office. The stranglehold Berlusconi seems to have brought it to an end. Passes to the newspaper "La Stampa", where he became a columnist. A year later, in 2006, returns in RAI, to lead the format "In .5 h" (half-hour), lucky and followed program aired on the third channel, in which the presenter calls into question the personality of Italian politics and public life, incalzandoli with a series of direct questions and related to current events. Is held every Sunday afternoon. On 15 January 2009, invited as a commentator to note "AnnoZero" hosted by Michele Santoro, doesn't hold back from accusing his friend and colleague for having focused the theme of the evening too pro-Palestinian, abandoning key transmission. From 28 March of 2011 also leads on Rai3 broadcast "power." During the same period, he was arrested and then released after a few days, her husband and journalist Daniel Williams, sent in Egypt during the "Arab spring". Is always of 2011 on his book "the power in Italy".