Roberto Bortoluzzi

Roberto Bortoluzzi (28 January 1921 – 5 November 2007) was an Italian sports journalist and radio broadcaster. He was best known as the host of Tutto il calcio minuto per minuto, a live radio show covering Italian football (soccer).[1]

Roberto Bortoluzzi, 1974.

Biography

Bortoluzzi was born on 28 January 1921 in Portici, Italy.[1] His parents were employed as an architect and an engineer.[1] He attempted an initial career in the Italian army with a goal of becoming an officer in the Italian navy.[1] However, he switched careers when he decided to become a journalist and began working for the RAI in 1944.[1] The 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland gave him his first opportunity in sports broadcasting.[1]

He began to collaborate with Italian sports commentators, Nando Martellini and Niccolò Carosio on stories about Italian domestic football.[1] He helped found Tutto il calcio minuto per minuto together with Sergio Zavoli and Guglielmo Moretti.[1] Bortoluzzi hosted the show from 3 February 1959 until 1987, a total of 28 years, which set a hosting record in Italian broadcasting, which has yet to be surpassed as of 2007.[1]

Bortoluzzi officially retired from the show in 1987 and was succeeded by Massimo De Luca.[1] De Luca was replaced by Alfredo Provenzali in 1992.[1]

Bortoluzzi died on 5 November 2007 in the Nervi region of Genoa.[1]

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See also
  • Sport on 5, a British show similar to Tutto il calcio minuto per minuto
  • Jimmy Hill, Bortoluzzi's equivalent on British TV

References
  1. "BORTOLUZZI HAS DIED, FOR 28 YEARS VOICE OF 'TUTTO IL CALCIO'". AGI. 2007-11-05. Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
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