Roberto Maidana

Roberto Maidana (July 1, 1928 – August 11, 2007) was an Argentine journalist.

He was born in Buenos Aires. As a child, he was interested in literature and history, but chose to study law in university until 1950.[1] During his long career he interviewed a number of high-profile personalities, including John and Robert Kennedy, Pandit Nehru, Juan Domingo Perón, Golda Meir, Anwar el-Sadat, Ernesto Guevara, Ayatollah Khomeini, Henry Kissinger, Wernher von Braun, Federico Fellini, Giulio Andreotti, Felipe González and Vittorio Gassman.[2][1] He worked as a journalist since 1950, and was a member of the Argentinian National Academy of Journalism [es].[2]

He died of pneumonia on 11 August 2007 in Villa Urquiza; he was buried in Pilar Partido.[1][2]

References

1. "Murió Roberto Maidana, un emblema de los noticieros de TV" [Robert Maidana, an icon of news broadcaster on TV, died]. Clarín (in Spanish). 13 August 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
2. "Murió Roberto Maidana" [Roberto Maidana died]. infobae (in Spanish). 12 August 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2024.