Aba Cercato Explained

Aba Cercato
Birth Place:Bologna, Italy
Occupation:Actress

Aba Cercato (born 1 May 1939) is an Italian former television presenter and announcer.

Life and career

Born in Bologna, Cercato joined RAI in 1959 as announcer.[1] In 1961, she was the first announcer of Rai 2 and inaugurated its broadcasting service.[2] [3] Starting from the mid-1960s, she hosted several programs of various genres, ranging from music to medicine, politics, current events, and entertainment.[4] In 1983 she left RAI to join Canale 5, where she presented the morning programs Buongiorno Italia and Come stai?.[5]

She is the mother of actress Giulia Boschi.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. .
  2. Book: Daniela Brancati. Occhi di maschio: le donne e la televisione in Italia : una storia dal 1954 a oggi. Donzelli Editore, 2011. 8860366348.
  3. News: Maria Volpe. Aba Cercato, Stagno e Giuffre' censurato, via al secondo canale. 16 August 2015. Corriere della Sera. 4 November 1992.
  4. Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. .
  5. Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. .
  6. Book: Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. 888440214X.