# Robert Turcescu > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Robert_Turcescu > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Robert_Turcescu.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Turcescu > Source revision: 1349230410 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Chamber_of_Deputies_of_Romania) | term_start = 20 December 2016 | term_end = 20 December 2020 | constituency = [Constanța County](/source/Constan%C8%9Ba_County) | parliamentary_group = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|05|3|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Pitești](/source/Pite%C8%99ti), [Romania](/source/Socialist_Republic_of_Romania) | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = [University of Bucharest](/source/University_of_Bucharest) | occupation = {{flatlist| * [Journalist](/source/Journalist) * [politician](/source/politician) }} | party = [People's Movement Party](/source/People's_Movement_Party) {{small|(2016–2020)}}
[European People's Party](/source/European_People's_Party) {{small|(2016–2020)}} | spouse = | children = | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | family = | blank1 = Television | data1 = [Realitatea TV](/source/Realitatea_TV) }} {{Infobox comedian | medium = Television, radio, internet, music, [press](/source/news_media) | years_active = 1993–present | subject = Mass media/news media/[Media criticism](/source/Media_criticism), music, [Romanian politics](/source/politics_of_Romania), current events, religion, [race relations](/source/race_relations), | website = {{URL|http://www.turcescu.ro}} | notable_works = ''Pop Rock & Show'', ''[Curierul Național](/source/Curierul_Na%C8%9Bional)'' (National Courier), (1993)
''A-M. Press''
(Reporter), (1994)
''Radio Total'' (Total Radio) (Reporter), (1996–1998)
''Europa FM'' (editor) (2000)
[TVR](/source/TVR) ''Telematinal'' (Morning TV show) (Presenter, 2001)
''100%''(Host, 2003–present)
Magazine ''Dilema'' (Dilemma) (Contributor, 2003–present)
''România în direct'' (Romania live) (Media proprietor, 2000–present) }} '''Robert Turcescu''' (born May 3, 1975) is a [Romania](/source/Romania)n journalist, politician, TV presenter, [media critic](/source/media_critic), radio personality, and singer-songwriter. ==Early life and education== Born in [Pitești](/source/Pite%C8%99ti), he attended the [Ion Brătianu High School](/source/Ion_Br%C4%83tianu_National_College_(Pite%C8%99ti)) there,{{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}} followed by the Superior School of Journalism in [Bucharest](/source/Bucharest), which he finished in 1997. The following year, he graduated from the [University of Bucharest](/source/University_of_Bucharest)'s Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences.{{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 }} He was chosen by [Walt Disney Pictures](/source/Walt_Disney_Pictures) to dub the radio announcer's voice in the Pixar short – Day & Night.{{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}} ==Journalism== Turcescu began his career in 1993 as a writer for the magazine ''Pop Rock & Show'' and for the newspaper ''[Curierul Național](/source/Curierul_Na%C8%9Bional)''. 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](/source/Romanian_Television)'s ''Telematinal'' and an editor at ''[Evenimentul Zilei](/source/Evenimentul_Zilei)''. Since 2003 he has written for the magazine ''Dilema''. He hosted ''100%'' on [Realitatea TV](/source/Realitatea_TV) from that year until 2010.{{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](/source/Cotidianul)'', August 16, 2010; accessed August 16, 2010 He has continued hosting his show at [B1 TV](/source/B1_TV) starting with the end of September 2010.{{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 He was also editor-in-chief of ''[Cotidianul](/source/Cotidianul)'' in 2004–2005. He was the host of ''100%'', a political one-to-one talk-show that aired on [Realitatea TV](/source/Realitatea_TV) and [B1 TV](/source/B1_TV). He participated in the [Eurovision Song Contest 2013](/source/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2013) with the song ''Un refren''.{{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 }} In 2021 he returned to Evenimentul Zilei, 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](/source/podcast) on [YouTube](/source/YouTube).{{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](/source/G4_Media_(website))|date=January 3, 2023|access-date=May 11, 2023}} ===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. ==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,{{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}} thus raising concerns about the penetration of the secret security services in the media sector of Romania.[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 His military rank was that of a lieutenant colonel.{{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](/source/HotNews)|date=January 20, 2021|access-date=May 12, 2023}} ==Politics== In the [Romanian local elections of 2016](/source/2016_Romanian_local_elections), Turcescu ran for mayor of [Bucharest](/source/Bucharest), supported by the [People's Movement Party](/source/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](/source/Chamber_of_Deputies_(Romania)) on PMP's party list in the wake of the [2016 legislative elections](/source/2016_Romanian_legislative_election). ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{YouTube channel|channel=UCetGutYWSpaQPOOJooVbA-w|text=Robert Turcescu's YouTube channel}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Turcescu, Robert}} Category:Living people Category:1975 births Category:People from Pitești Category:University of Bucharest alumni Category:Romanian television presenters Category:Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Robert Turcescu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Turcescu) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Turcescu?action=history)). 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