Aba Cercato

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Aba Cercato
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Born1 May 1939 (1939-05) (age 86)
Bologna, Italy
OccupationActress

Aba Cercato (born 1 May 1939) is an Italian former television presenter and announcer.

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Life and career

Born in Bologna, Cercato joined RAI in 1959 as announcer. [1] In 1961, she was the first announcer of Rai 2 and inaugurated its broadcasting service. [2] [3] Starting from the mid-1960s, she hosted several programs of various genres, ranging from music to medicine, politics, current events, and entertainment. [1] In 1983 she left RAI to join Canale 5, where she presented the morning programs Buongiorno Italia and Come stai?. [1]

She is the mother of actress Giulia Boschi. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. ISBN   881150466X.
  2. Daniela Brancati (2011). Occhi di maschio: le donne e la televisione in Italia : una storia dal 1954 a oggi. Donzelli Editore, 2011. ISBN   978-8860366344.
  3. Maria Volpe (4 November 1992). "Aba Cercato, Stagno e Giuffre' censurato, via al secondo canale". Corriere della Sera . Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  4. Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi (2003). Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN   888440214X.

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