Tito Stagno

Tito Stagno
Stagno in Radiocorriere magazine (1967)
Born4 January 1930 (1930-01-04)
Cagliari, Italy
Died1 February 2022 (2022-03) (aged 92)
Rome, Italy
OccupationJournalist

Tito Stagno (4 January 1930 – 1 February 2022) was an Italian journalist, television writer and presenter.

Life and career

Born in Cagliari, Sardinia, Stagno started his career as a sports commentator in Radio Cagliari and as a reporter in Radiosera.[1] In 1954 he was employed at RAI, making his official debut one year later with the program Viaggio in Sardegna.[1] Starting from 1956 he specialized as a play-by-play commentator, covering sport, political and space events.[1][2] He is best known in his home country as the commentator of the 1969 Moon landing.[2][3][4]

Stagno was also a television writer of documentaries and sport programs.[1] He was the head of the RAI sport department between 1976 and 1979, and between 1976 and 1995 he was head writer of the long-running Sunday sport program La Domenica Sportiva, which he also hosted for a number of seasons.[1] He named the asteroid 110702 Titostagno.[5] He died on 1 February 2022, at the age of 92.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. "Stagno, Tito". Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. p. 699. ISBN 881150466X.
  2. ^ a b Giuseppe Luca Scaffidi (1 February 2022). "Breve storia di Tito Stagno, astronauta ad honorem". Rolling Stone (in Italian). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ^ Beppe Severgnini (2 February 2022). "È morto Tito Stagno, il giornalista che raccontò agli italiani lo sbarco sulla Luna". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b Antonio Dipollina (1 February 2022). "Morto Tito Stagno, raccontò l'allunaggio". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. ^ Piero Bianucci (1 February 2022). "In cielo ci rimane l'asteroide Tito Stagno". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 2 February 2022.