Roberto Bortoluzzi

Roberto Bortoluzzi (January 28, 1921 – November 5, 2007) was an Italian sports journalist and radio broadcaster. He was best known as the host of Tutto il calcio minuto per minuto, a live radio show covering Italian football (soccer).[1]

Biography

Bortoluzzi was born on January 28, 1921, in Portici, Italy.[1] His parents were employed as an architect and an engineer.[1] He attempted an initial career in the Italian army with a goal of becoming an officer in the Italian navy.[1] However, he switched careers when he decided to become a journalist and began working for the RAI in 1944.[1] The 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland gave him his first opportunity in sports broadcasting.[1]

He began to collaborate with Italian sports commentators, Nando Martellini and Niccolò Carosio on stories about Italian domestic football.[1] He helped found Tutto il calcio minuto per minuto together with Sergio Zavoli and Guglielmo Moretti.[1] Bortoluzzi hosted the show from February 3, 1959 until 1987, a total of 28 years, which set a hosting record in Italian broadcasting, which has yet to be surpassed as of 2007.[1]

Bortoluzzi officially retired from the show in 1987 and was succeeded by Massimo De Luca.[1] De Luca was replaced by Alfredo Provenzali in 1992.[1]

Bortoluzzi died on November 5, 2007, in the Nervi region of Genoa.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "BORTOLUZZI HAS DIED, FOR 28 YEARS VOICE OF 'TUTTO IL CALCIO'". AGI. 2007-11-05. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
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