Emilio Fede

Emilio Fede
Fede in 2016
Born	(1931-06-24)24 June 1931 Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy
Died	2 September 2025(2025-09-02) (aged 94) Segrate, Italy
Occupations	Anchorman journalist writer
Spouse	Diana de Feo ​ ​ (m. 1965; died 2021)​
Children	2

Emilio Fede (24 June 1931 – 2 September 2025) was an Italian anchorman, journalist, and writer. He was the director of TG1 (from 1981 to 1982), Studio Aperto (from 1991 to 1992), and TG4 (from 1992 to 2012).

Biography

Fede was born in Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Sicily on 24 June 1931. He spent part of his youth living in nearby San Piero Patti.

He started his career in the Italian public broadcasting company (RAI) in the early 1950s, and went on to become one of the most popular faces in its news dominant television market share in Italy. Fede during the direction from 1991 to 2012 of TG4, a news programme on Rete 4, owned by Italian tycoon and former premier Silvio Berlusconi,^[1] has been often accused of excessive partisanship for Berlusconi in his news management.

Fede was later indicted for favouring prostitution of a minor in the framework of the so-called Rubygate scandal.

Fede died on 2 September 2025, at the age of 94.^[2]

Assault

On 24 November 2010, Fede was assaulted at a restaurant in Milan's city centre by Gian Germano Giuliani, the owner of Giuliani Pharmaceuticals.^[3]

Prison

In 2017, Fede was sentenced to jail for three years, six months because of bankruptcy. He was found guilty of pocketing 1.1 million euros that were supposed to be used to prevent Lele Mora's agency from going bankrupt. The court ordered him to pay back the money immediately.

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.

Media offices
Preceded by —	Newscaster for TG1 1976–1981	Succeeded by —
Preceded by Franco Colombo	Editor in chief of TG1 1981–1982	Succeeded by Albino Longhi
Preceded by —	Editor in chief of Videonews 1989–1992	Succeeded by Clemente Mimun
Preceded by —	Editor in chief of Studio Aperto 1991–1993	Succeeded by Vittorio Corona
Preceded by —	Editor in chief of TG4 1992–2012	Succeeded by Giovanni Toti

References

1. "Il Cavaliere closes in on power - with a little help from his media". the Guardian. 5 May 2001. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
2. "È morto Emilio Fede: il giornalista aveva 94 anni". La Repubblica (in Italian). 2 September 2025.
3. "Emilio Fede picchiato al ristorante"Preso a pugni e minacciato di morte"". 24 November 2010.

External links

• Emilio Fede at IMDb