Giampiero Mughini

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

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

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. Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. "Mughini, Giampiero" Catalogo dei viventi. Marsilio, 2009. ISBN 9788831795999.
  2. 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. "'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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