{{Short description|Romanian journalist}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2014}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Robert Turcescu | native_name = | native_name_lang = | honorific_suffix = | image = Robert Turcescu.JPG | image_size = | alt = | caption = Turcescu in 2009 | office = Member of the Chamber of Deputies | term_start = 20 December 2016 | term_end = 20 December 2020 | constituency = Constanța County | parliamentary_group = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|05|3|df=yes}} | birth_place = Pitești, Romania | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | alma_mater = University of Bucharest | occupation = {{flatlist| * Journalist * politician }} | party = People's Movement Party {{small|(2016–2020)}} <br /> European People's Party {{small|(2016–2020)}} | spouse = | children = | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | family = | blank1 = Television | data1 = Realitatea TV }} {{Infobox comedian | medium = Television, radio, internet, music, press | years_active = 1993–present | subject = Mass media/news media/Media criticism, music, Romanian politics, current events, religion, race relations, <!-- Infobox comedian does not support the following parameter: | occupation = Television and radio entertainer, host, journalist, singer-songwriter, press infiltrated undercover secret service officer --> | website = {{URL|http://www.turcescu.ro}} | notable_works = ''Pop Rock & Show'', ''Curierul Național'' (National Courier), (1993)<br />''A-M. Press''<br />(Reporter), (1994)<br />''Radio Total'' (Total Radio) (Reporter), (1996–1998)<br />''Europa FM'' (editor) (2000)<br />TVR ''Telematinal'' (Morning TV show) (Presenter, 2001)<br /> ''100%''(Host, 2003–present)<br />Magazine ''Dilema'' (Dilemma) (Contributor, 2003–present)<br />''România în direct'' (Romania live) (Media proprietor, 2000–present) }}
'''Robert Turcescu''' (born May 3, 1975) is a Romanian journalist, politician, TV presenter, media critic, radio personality, and singer-songwriter.
==Early life and education== Born in Pitești, he attended the Ion Brătianu High School there,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.universulargesean.ro/robert-turcescu-ii-jigneste-grav-pe-profesorii-de-la-colegiul-bratianu-din-pitesti-profesorul-de-chimie-florin-stana-un-cretin-beat-manga-se-pisa-pe-el-in-clasa/|title=Robert Turcescu îi jignește grav pe profesorii de la Colegiul Brătianu din Pitești: Profesorul de chimie Florin Stana, un cretin, beat mangă, se pișa pe el în clasă|language=ro|newspaper=Ziarul Argeșean|first=Marta|last=Elena| date=June 4, 2015|access-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref> followed by the Superior School of Journalism in Bucharest, which he finished in 1997. The following year, he graduated from the University of Bucharest's Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences.<ref name="profil">{{in lang|ro}} [http://www.realitatea.net/robert-turcescu_275477.html Profile] at realitatea.net; accessed August 16, 2010 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725192019/http://www.realitatea.net/robert-turcescu_275477.html |date=July 25, 2008 }}</ref>
He was chosen by Walt Disney Pictures to dub the radio announcer's voice in the Pixar short – Day & Night.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vintu |first=Carmen |date=2021-05-03 |title=Robert Turcescu (n. 3 mai 1975, Pitești, România), jurnalist și om politic român |url=https://jurnalfm.ro/robert-turcescu-n-3-mai-1975-pitesti-romania-jurnalist-si-om-politic-roman/ |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=Jurnal FM |language=ro-RO}}</ref>
==Journalism== Turcescu began his career in 1993 as a writer for the magazine ''Pop Rock & Show'' and for the newspaper ''Curierul Național''. The following year, the news agency A-M. Press hired him as a reporter. From 1996 to 1998, he worked as a reporter for Radio Total, advancing to editor-in-chief that year. In 2000, he became editor-in-chief at Europa FM, and since that year he has hosted the show ''România în direct'' there. In 2001 he was a presenter for TVR's ''Telematinal'' and an editor at ''Evenimentul Zilei''. Since 2003 he has written for the magazine ''Dilema''.<ref name="profil"/> He hosted ''100%'' on Realitatea TV from that year until 2010.<ref name="profil"/><ref>{{in lang|ro}} Mircea Reștea, [http://cotidianul.ro/122264-Robert_Turcescu_a_parasit_Realitatea_Media "Robert Turcescu a părăsit Realitatea Media" ("Robert Turcescu Leaves Realitatea Media")], ''Cotidianul'', August 16, 2010; accessed August 16, 2010</ref> He has continued hosting his show at B1 TV starting with the end of September 2010.<ref name="B1TV">{{in lang|ro}} [http://www.b1tv.ro/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=485:comunicatrobertturcescu&catid=127:stiri Announcement of the move to B1 TV]; accessed September 18, 2010</ref> He was also editor-in-chief of ''Cotidianul'' in 2004–2005.<ref name="profil"/>
He was the host of ''100%'', a political one-to-one talk-show that aired on Realitatea TV and B1 TV. He participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song ''Un refren''.<ref name="Robi">{{Cite web|url=http://adevarul.ro/entertainment/muzica/video-robertturcescu-eurovisionul-intinerit-casa-presei-20-ani-1_513cbba800f5182b85eecec8/index.html|title = Robert Turcescu: "Eurovisionul a întinerit Casa Presei cu 20 de ani"| date=March 10, 2013 }}</ref> In 2021 he returned to Evenimentul Zilei,<ref name="HotNews-2021"/><ref name="G4-2023"/> and from 2022 to 2023 he moderated the show ''Sub semnul întrebării'' at B1 TV. At the beginning of 2023 he left the television network to launch his Evz-Play podcast on YouTube.<ref name="G4-2023">{{cite news|url=https://www.g4media.ro/robert-turcescu-anunta-ca-a-plecat-de-la-b1tv-si-se-intoarce-in-online-a-fost-scurt-dar-intens-turcescu-revenise-in-televiziune-in-aprilie-2022-la-postul-la-care-s-a-deconspirat.html|title=Robert Turcescu anunță că a plecat de la B1TV și se întoarce în online: "A fost scurt, dar intens"/ Turcescu revenise în televiziune în aprilie 2022, la postul la care s-a deconspirat în 2014|language=ro|first=Andreea|last=Pavel|work=G4 Media|date=January 3, 2023|access-date=May 11, 2023}}</ref>
===Awards=== He has received a number of awards. For instance, in 2002 the National Audiovisual Council named ''România în direct'' the best radio talk show, while in 2004, the Association of Television Professionals granted ''100%'' an award for best television talk show.<ref name="profil"/>
==Undercover agent== Turcescu is best known for confessing in 2014 to being an undercover agent of a military secret service in Romania while posing as a freelance journalist for several years,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://business-review.eu/featured/journalist-robert-turcescu-causes-public-outcry-by-confessing-he-was-an-undercover-army-officer-70650|title = Journalist Robert Turcescu causes public outcry by confessing he was an undercover army officer|date = September 22, 2014}}</ref> thus raising concerns about the penetration of the secret security services in the media sector of Romania.<ref name=FH>[https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-press/2014/romania Freedom House] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402083837/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-press/2014/romania |date=April 2, 2016 }}, Romania, 2014</ref> His military rank was that of a lieutenant colonel.<ref name="HotNews-2021">{{cite news|url=https://economie.hotnews.ro/stiri-media_publicitate-24551509-robert-turcescu-care-deconspirat-direct-fost-ofiter-acoperit-revine-presa.htm|title=Robert Turcescu, care s-a deconspirat în direct că a fost ofițer acoperit, revine în presă|language=ro|work=HotNews|date=January 20, 2021|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref>
==Politics== In the Romanian local elections of 2016, Turcescu ran for mayor of Bucharest, supported by the People's Movement Party (PMP); he subsequently placed 4th, with 6.46% of the votes. Afterwards, he became PMP's vice-president and ad interim president of the Bucharest branch. Turcescu eventually won a seat in the Chamber of Deputies on PMP's party list in the wake of the 2016 legislative elections.
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==External links== * {{YouTube channel|channel=UCetGutYWSpaQPOOJooVbA-w|text=Robert Turcescu's YouTube channel}}
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