Piero Angela

Piero Angela
Angela in 2013
Born(1928-12-22)22 December 1928
Turin, Kingdom of Italy
Died13 August 2022(2022-08-13) (aged 93)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Science journalist
  • pianist
Years active1952–2022
Spouse
Margherita Pastore
(m. 1955)
ChildrenAlberto Angela
AwardsKalinga Prize (1993)

Piero Domenico Angela Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (Italian: [ˈpjɛːro ˈandʒela]; 22 December 1928 – 13 August 2022)[1][2] was an Italian television host, science journalist, writer, and pianist.

He started as a radio reporter, then became a foreign correspondent, and established himself as the host of the RAI newscast. He is best known as the creator and presenter of broadcasting programmes modelled on BBC and David Attenborough documentaries, to whom he has been often compared, and also for his scientific journalism published in numerous publications.[3]

Angela wrote thirty-three books, which sold over three million copies, received many honorary degrees, made over sixty documentaries and hundreds of television episodes, won seven Telegattos, and eight times won the national television directing award.[4]

  1. ^ "Morto Piero Angela, l'annuncio del figlio Alberto: 'Buon viaggio papà'". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  2. ^ Ravizza, Simona (1 July 2010). "Piero Angela 'Sono del 28 e guido bene, più pericolosi i ragazzi'" [Piero Angela "I'm from 1928 and I drive well, young people are more dangerous"]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). p. 27. Archived from the original on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Angela, Piero". Enciclopedie on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  4. ^ Cresto-Dina, Dario (7 December 2008). "Piero Angela". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 29 October 2019.