Buongiorno Italia
Buongiorno Italia was an Italian morning television show, broadcast by Canale 5 between 1981 and 1984, and reprised for a final season in 1987–8.
| Buongiorno Italia | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Morning news and talk |
| Country of origin |  |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Canale 5 |
| Picture format | Color |
| Original release | 1981 – 1988 |
History
Among the first morning programs of the Italian television, it was inspired by Good Morning America and its contents included news, interviews, culture and cuisine.[1] It was presented by Marco Columbro and Antonella Vianini (1980-1983), Aba Cercato (1983-1984) and Fiorella Pierobon (1987-8).[1] It included several different sections whose hosts included Maurizio Costanzo, Sylva Koscina, Roberto Gervaso, Ambrogio Fogar.[1]
Since the second edition, the show was on air from 7.30 to 9.30 a.m. (to 10.30 on Saturday morning). It was added a final talk show and a cartoon's section Caffellatte and,[2] during which were transmitted The Smurfs, Chobin the Star Child, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Lucy May. Every week the show developed a six-episode journalistic report.
The third edition introduced Ottoetrenta ("Eight and thirty"), a ten-minutes section formed by tests, curiosities and interviews, The ending section come from behind the scenery flat for the mayor television shows of the Fininvest group.
The first theme song of the show was Buongiorno Italia with Augusto Martelli as orchestral and choir director. From the 1987 edition, Fiorella Pierobon played the sing È l'Italia ("It is Italy").
References
- Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. ISBN 88-1150-466-X.
- "Article related to the 1987/1988 edition". La Repubblica (in Italian). Sep 20, 1987. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
Further reading
- Joseph Baroni. "Buongiorno Italia". Dizionario della Televisione. Raffaello Cortina Editore. ISBN 88-7078-972-1.