International Centre for the Performing Arts Biographies
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS BIOGRAPHIES Gianni Letta: Honorary President of the non-profit Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli Avezzano (L’Aquila) 15/04/1935. Lives in Rome. Journalist – Holds a degree in Law. After working for a few years in Forensics at his father’s law firm, he moved into the field of advocacy journalism, something he had already experimented with while in high school and at university as a Correspondent for the Province, first in Avezzano then in L’Aquila, where he served as Correspondent at some national daily newspapers, including Rai and Ansa. In 1958, he moved to Rome to become Editor of the daily Il Tempo, where we gained experience in all types of reporting, particularly foreign coverage, before taking over the helm of the Province’s Newsroom and the Editorial Administration as Editor-in-Chief. In 1971, Renato Angiolillo appointed him Managing Director of Il Tempo, and later, being a member of the Board of Directors, he took on the responsibility of CEO of S.E.R. Società Editoriale Romana and TI.CO. Tipografica Colonna, publisher and printer, respectively, of the Roman newspaper. On August 16, 1973, upon the death of Senator Angiolillo, he took over Management of Il Tempo, a post he held for almost 15 years, until the end of 1987. From 1973 to 1987, was both CEO and Director of the Roman newspaper, which he eventually left when he undertook managerial and journalistic responsibilities at Fininvest and on the Board of Directors at Mondadori. As Vice-President of Fininvest Communicazioni, he represented the company in Rome, with the responsibility and management of the Roman office.
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