Emilio Fede is an Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 anchorman, journalist and writer. He has been the director of TG1

TG1

TG1 is the brand for Italian state-owned TV channel Rai 1's news programmes. They are shown domestically on Rai Uno and across the Europe on Rai News 24 and the world on Raitalia several times throughout the day...

 (from 1981 to 1982), a news programme on Raiuno.

Biography

Fede was born in Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto

Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto

Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto is a town and comune of about 50,000 inhabitants in the north coast of Sicily, Italy, 40 km from Messina towards Palermo. It belongs to the Province of Messina.-History:...

, Sicily

Sicily

Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...

.

He started his career in the Italian public broadcasting company (RAI

RAI

RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...

) in the early 1950s, and went on to become one of the most popular faces in its news dominant TV market share in Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

. Fede is currently director of TG4

TG4 (news program)

TG4 is the brand for Italian TV channel of Mediaset network Rete 4's news programmes. They are shown domestically on Rete 4 and Mediaset Plus several times throughout the day. Its editor-in-chief is Emilio Fede since 1992....

, a news programme on Rete 4

Rete 4

Rete 4 is an Italian television station belonging to the Mediaset network. It is an Italian private commercial TV channel. Rete 4's main news programme is TG4, whose editor-in-chief is Emilio Fede since 1992.-TV Series:...

, owned by Italian tycoon and several times premier Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...

. Fede has been often accused of excessive partisanship in his news management, to the point of weeping joyfully upon Mr. Berlusconi's 1994 electoral victory. This partisanship made him earn the nickname "Umilio Fido", that sounds like Humbled Loyal Dog.

Assault

On the 24th of November 2010 Fede was assaulted at a restaurant in Milan's city centre by Gian Germano Giuliani, the owner of Giuliani Pharmaceuticals.

Prostitution accusation

Emilio Fede is, at present, indicted for favouring prostitution of a minor in the framework of the so-called Rubygate scandal, involving Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...

, dental hygienist Nicole Minetti and Karima El Mahrug Ruby Rubacuori

Books

• Finché c'è Fede (1997)
• Privé. La vita è un gioco (1998)
• L'invidiato speciale (1999)
• La foglia di fico (2000)
• Samba dei ruffiani (2001)
• La cena dei cretini (2002)
• Ladro d'amore (2003)
• Peluche (2005)
• Fuori Onda (2006)

All published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore is the biggest publishing company in Italy.-History:Founded by the 18-year-old Arnoldo Mondadori in 1907 to publish the magazine titled Luce!, it soon became an important publisher. Its headquarters are in Milan....

, owned by Silvio Berlusconi.