Giampiero Mughini
Mughini at Radio Radicale (2019)
Born16 April 1941 (1941-04-16) (age 82)
Catania, Italy
OccupationWriter

Giampiero Mughini (born 16 April 1941) is an Italian essayist, journalist and television personality.

Life and career

Born in Catania, Mughini started his career founding in his hometown the leftist political and cultural magazine Giovane Critica.[1] in 1970 he settled in Rome, where he collaborated with numerous publications, including Paese Sera, Lotta Continua, L'Europeo, Panorama, Il Foglio.[1][2] The author of numerous essays, his best known work is Compagni addio, a pamphlet in which he justified his detachment from the leftist ideology.[2]

Beyond his literary and journalistic activities, Mughini is well known for his television appearances as a political and sport pundit;[1][2] a frequent guest in Maurizio Costanzo Show,[3] he was a permanent guest in the Italia 1 football talk shows L’appello del martedì, Controcampo and Tiki Taka.[1][2][4] In 2022, he was a contestant in Ballando con le Stelle, the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. "Mughini, Giampiero" Catalogo dei viventi. Marsilio, 2009. ISBN 9788831795999.
  2. ^ a b c d Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. "Mughini, Giampiero". Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, 1996 – 2003. p. 461. ISBN 881150466X.
  3. ^ Aimi, Gianmarco (16 April 2021). "Giampiero Mughini compie 80 anni: "Ho speso tutto per l'arte. Sul conto ho 10mila euro"". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "'Ballando con le stelle', chi sono i concorrenti della nuova edizione". La Repubblica (in Italian). 8 October 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

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