Lisa Sergio | |
|---|---|
 Lisa Sergio in 1941 | |
| Born | Lisa Sergio March 17, 1905 |
| Died | June 22, 1989 (aged 84) Washington, D.C., USA |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Broadcasting |
| Institutions | Italian Mail, WQXR, Columbia University |
Lisa Sergio (Italian-American, 1905–1989) was a radio news broadcaster in Italy under Mussolini who became a leading anti-Fascist broadcaster and one of the first women to have her own radio news commentary program.[1] She was the only woman Variety included in its 1945 analysis of 30 popular radio news commentators.[2] Sergio died on June 22, 1989, in Washington, D.C.
- ^ Flint, Peter (26 June 1989). "Lisa Sergio, Radio Commentator In Italy and New York, Dies at 84". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ Sergio, Lisa. "Brains Have No Sex". NYPR Archives and Preservation. Retrieved 11 March 2016.