# Claudio Angelini > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Claudio_Angelini > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Claudio_Angelini.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Angelini > Source revision: 1337536071 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox person | name = Claudio Angelini | birth_name = | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1943|3|29}} | birth_place = [Rome](/source/Rome), Italy | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2015|6|2|1943|3|29}} | death_place = [New York City](/source/New_York_City), U.S.A. | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = | children = Gianclaudio Angelini | spouse = Olga Cortese | occupation = Journalist, writer }} '''Claudio Angelini''' (29 March 1943 – 2 June 2015) was president of the [Dante Alighieri Society](/source/Dante_Alighieri_Society) in New York, U.S. political correspondent for [RAI](/source/RAI), the [Italian](/source/Italy) national television network and was President Emeritus of RAI Corporation. He wrote several books and poems including ''Obama, un anno di sfide'' (''Obama, a Year of Challenges''). == Biography == Angelini served a 4-year term as director of the [Italian Cultural Institute](/source/Italian_Cultural_Institute) of New York from 2003 to 2007, the Italian governmental agency for the worldwide promotion of Italian cultural affairs.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lavocedinewyork.com/people/nuovo-mondo/2015/06/04/addio-a-claudio-angelini-giornalista-con-lo-zoom-sulla-cultura/|title=Goodbye to Claudio Angelini, a journalist with the "zoom" on the culture 4 June 2015|last=|first=|date=|website=Of the voice NY|publisher=|access-date=19 November 2016}} His tenure was praised by some of the most prominent cultural and political figures, including U.S. Ambassador Richard Gardner and Professor David Friedberg, the director of the Italian Academy at [Columbia University](/source/Columbia_University). Became a Guarantor and ex-officio member of the Board of Italian Academy at [Columbia University](/source/Columbia_University) from 2002-2003{{Cite web|url=http://italianacademy.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/report/attachment/annual_report_02_03.pdf|title=Annual Report 2002-2003 [pge. 11]|last=|first=|date=|website=Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia University|publisher=|access-date=19 November 2016}} to 2005-2006{{Cite web|url=http://italianacademy.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/report/attachment/annual_report_06_07.pdf|title=Annual Report 2006-2007 pgeg 9|last=|first=|date=|website=Itatlan Academy for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia Universwity|publisher=|access-date=19 November 2016}} He was well known among Italian-Americans for hosting the weekly TV show "Zoom", on RAI International, a 30-minute lifestyle program focused on many aspects relevant to the large Italian community of North America. In 1997 Angelini moved from [Rome](/source/Rome) to [New York](/source/New_York_City), where he served as the U.S. Bureau Chief for [RAI](/source/RAI). He was the first Italian journalist to broadcast the tragic September 11 terrorist attack. Before moving to the U.S., Angelini was the director of RAI News Radio and the deputy director of TG1 (RAI 1 news office). He also served for 20 years as the RAI chief correspondent for the president of the Italian Republic. This role made him a familiar face in Italian households and earned him the affectionate nickname of the "Voice of the Presidents." Prior to these roles, Angelini anchored [TG1](/source/TG1) (RAI 1 TV news) and hosted the popular cultural program "Almanacco del Giorno dopo" for several years.{{Cite web|url=http://www.paviafree.it/storia/tv-vintage-almanacco-del-giorno-dopo.html|title=Tv Vintage: Almanacco del Giorno Dopo|last=|first=|date=|website=PaviaFree|publisher=|access-date=21 November 2016}} He has been editor-in-chief of important cultural publications including ''Fiera'' and has published many books of fiction and poetry with notable Italian publishers [Rusconi Libri](/source/Rusconi_Libri) and [Bompiani](/source/Bompiani). He also wrote a political column for the Italian daily newspaper ''[Il Messaggero](/source/Il_Messaggero)''. He was at times the President, Chairman and promoter of the Capri Awards for literary and cultural events in Capri which he founded with his wife Olga Cortese in the 1980s.{{Cite web|url=http://www.virginiacapri.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/magazine06.pdf|title=Capri New York|page=7|date=5 June 1997|last=|first=|website=Windows of Capri|publisher=|access-date=19 November 2016}} Angelini died in New York from a serious illness. == Private life == He was survived by his wife journalist Olga Cortese{{Cite web|url=http://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/articoli/Morto-a-New-York-il-giornalista-Claudio-Angelini-ac7f8dfa-a190-4e97-94e9-3917d66403aa.html|title=He 'died in New York journalist Claudio Angelini|last=|first=|date=|website=RAI news|publisher=|access-date=18 November 2016}} and son Gianclaudio. ==Selected publications== 1968 ''Prima della fine,'' Marotta '''won an Italian award for the best first book'''{{Cite web|url=http://www.ekstasiseditions.com/recenthtml/chador.htm|title=Claudio Angelini|last=|first=|date=|website=Ekstasis Editions|publisher=|access-date=19 November 2016}} 1976 ''Viaggio di nozze'', All’Insegna del Pesce d’Oro 1982 ''Malato speciale. Romanzo'', Risconi '''won the Bancarello Opera Prima Award''' 1985 ''L'occhio del diavolo,'' Bompiani 1985 ''In viaggio con Pertini'', Bompiani 1986 {{lang|it|La grazza mia madre}}, Bompiani 1987 ''Gomorra'', Bompiani 1987 ''Chiese di Toscana, Dalla Pieve romanica alla chiesa dell'Autosterada'' (co author), Silvana Editoriale 1988 ''Villa Adriana'', (co author), Autostrada (Gruppo I.R.I. - Italstat) 1992 ''Il cerchio magico'', Bompiani 1992 {{lang|it|Racconti do vbita vissuta e da vivere}}, Ellemme 1998 ''Il mistero di Simonetta'', (Nuova narrativa Book 11), Newton and Compton 2004 ''La Luce di Trani'', Schena Editore 2007 ''The mystery of Simonetta,'' (Volume 50 Picas Series; Vol 50 Prose Series) Utp Distribution 2008 ''La foresta di New York (The jungle of New York),'' Rizzolli 2009 ''Fioro della lirica tedesca, Ediz, Italiana e tedesca'', Sovera Ediioni 2010 ''Obama: Un Anno di Sfide (Obama: A Year of Challenges),'' Rizzolli 2012 ''Obama in Naples'' (Musical play) 2012 ''La donna d'altri,'' Bompiani 2012 ''Poesie a Manhattan'', Passigli 2014 ''Manhattan Poems,'' Ekstasis Editions 2015 ''My wife in a chador : a play in two acts,'' Ekstasis Editions 2015 ''La moglie in chador'', Aracne == References == {{Reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Angelini, Claudio}} Category:2015 deaths Category:1943 births Category:Italian expatriates in the United States --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Claudio Angelini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Angelini) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Angelini?action=history)). 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