Corrado Augias

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Corradio Augias (born January 26, 1935) is an Italian journalist, writer and TV host. He was also briefly member of the European Parliament in 1994-1999 for the Democratic Party of the Left.

Born in Avellino, Augias became popular in Italy as host of several show dealing with mysteries and cases of the past, such as Telefono giallo and Enigma. His current show is Cominciamo bene, aired in the morning by Rai 3.

As writer, Augias issued a series of mystery set in the early 20th century and others. His other works production include several essays about peculiar features of the world's most important cities: I segreti di ("The Secrets of...") Rome, Paris, New York and London. In 2006, in collaboration with scholar Mauro Pesce, he published a work dealing with the gospel's descrption of Jesus' life (Inchiesta su Gesù), which was a bestseller in Italy.

As a journalist, Augias worked for La Repubblica, L'Espresso and Panorama. He has been also author for theatre.