Giampiero Mughini

Italian essayist, journalist and television personality (1941-)

Giampiero Mughini
Mughini at Radio Radicale (2019)
Born	16 April 1941 (1941-04-16) (age 83) Catania, Italy
Occupation	Writer

Giampiero Mughini (born 16 April 1941) is an Italian essayist, journalist and television personality.

Life and career

Born in Catania, Mughini started his career founding in his hometown the leftist political and cultural magazine Giovane Critica.^[1] in 1970 he settled in Rome, where he collaborated with numerous publications, including Paese Sera, Lotta Continua, L'Europeo, Panorama, Il Foglio.^[1]^[2] The author of numerous essays, his best known work is Compagni addio, a pamphlet in which he justified his detachment from the leftist ideology.^[2]

Beyond his literary and journalistic activities, Mughini is well known for his television appearances as a political and sport pundit;^[1]^[2] a frequent guest in Maurizio Costanzo Show,^[3] he was a permanent guest in the Italia 1 football talk shows L’appello del martedì, Controcampo and Tiki Taka.^[1]^[2]^[4] In 2022, he was a contestant in Ballando con le Stelle, the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars.^[4]

Personal life

He's married to Michela Pandolfi and has no children; he's an atheist.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Dell'Arti, Giorgio; Parrini, Massimo (2008). "Mughini, Giampiero". Catalogo dei viventi: 7247 italiani notevoli con l'indice di tutti i nomi citati (in Italian). Venice: Marsilio. ISBN 978-88-317-9599-9.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Grasso, Aldo, ed. (1996). "Mughini, Giampiero". Enciclopedia della televisione (in Italian). Milan: Garzanti. p. 461. ISBN 88-11-50466-X.
^ Aimi, Gianmarco (16 April 2021). "Giampiero Mughini compie 80 anni: "Ho speso tutto per l'arte. Sul conto ho 10mila euro"". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b "'Ballando con le stelle', chi sono i concorrenti della nuova edizione". La Repubblica (in Italian). 8 October 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
^ Cazzullo, Aldo (29 September 2023). "Mughini: «Entro al Grande Fratello. I figli? Non mi manca non averne avuti, è stato già tanto sposarmi con Michela »". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 28 April 2024.