In Agrigento today, Friday 10 May, in the Fazello room of the Griffo Archaeological Museum, at 5 pm, Enzo Tortora’s book “Letters to Francesca” will be presented. Speakers will include Senator Francesca Scopelliti, wife of Enzo Tortora and recipient of the letters written from prison, the lawyer Giacomo Frazzitta, editor of the book, the lawyer Angelo Nicotra, President of the Criminal Chamber of Agrigento, and the journalist Franco Castaldo. Moderated by Claudia Badalamenti, communications manager of the university consortium. The debate will be an opportunity for reflection and in-depth analysis on one of the most sensational Italian cases of “judicial error and media pillory”.
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Professional journalist, from Agrigento. In February 1999 he made his television debut with Teleacras. Since 24 April 2012 he has been the editor in chief of the Agrigento broadcaster’s news. Angelo Ruoppolo has been a guest on numerous national radio and television windows. Just to name a few: Trio Medusa on Radio DeeJay, La vita in diretta on Rai 1, Rai 3 for Blob Best, Rai 1 with Tutti massimo per la tele, Barbareschi shock on La 7, Rai Radio 2 with Le colonna d’Ercole, with Radio DeeJay for Ciao Belli, on Rai 3 with Mi manda Rai 3, with Rai 2 in Coast to coast, with Rai 2 in Gli sbandati, again with Rai 2 in Viaggio nell’Italia del Giro, with Striscia la notizia on Canale 5 , with Radio 105 in the Radio 105 Zoo and Rebus on Rai 3. He was present and mentioned several times on the home pages of the Repubblica and Live Sicilia websites. Ruoppolo’s lookalike, Angelo Joppolo, alias Alessandro Pappacoda, was the protagonist of the successful and popular column “Camera Zhen”, broadcast on Teleacras, and of the Christmas film “Scratch and Run”, with a very crowded “premiere” at the Cine Astor of Agrigento. His videos on YouTube have almost 30 million total views as of June 2023. He was awarded several prizes including: “Sipario d’Oro”, “Alessio Di Giovanni”, “Mimosa d’Oro”, “Pippo Montalbano”. Email address: [email protected]
