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Dino Boffo | |
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| Born | 19 August 1952 |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Dino Boffo (born 19 August 1952) [1] is an Italian journalist. From 1994 to 2009, he was editor of the newspaper Avvenire , and from, 2010 to 2014 director of the television network TV2000 .
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