The golden microphone to Francesco Fredella of RTL102.5 from Foggia represents a moment of pride for the entire city, which wants to redeem itself and which has always been a hotbed of great talents. The award ceremony will take place on July 4th in the Campidoglio in Rome, where Fredella has lived for fifteen years. This is a very important and prestigious award that goes to Rtl102.5, the first radio in Italy in terms of listeners, and to the program “Protagonisti”, live from Monday to Friday from 7 to 9 pm, in the year in which the radio celebrates its centenary. Fredella hosts it together with his colleagues Francesco Taranto, Gianni Simioli and Antonio Sica.
The profile
Foggiano, forty years old, with the desire to be a journalist forever. Francesco Fredella took his first steps collaborating with local radio and TV at just 18 years old. Today he holds the position of Head of Press Office of the Rtl102.5 Group, is a presenter and follows important events such as the Sanremo Festival, the Bnl Italian Tennis Internationals, the ATP Finals in Turin. A professional journalist, he obtained his high school diploma in the same classroom as Renzo Arbore (in the “Lanza” high school in Foggia). Then the degree in Literature with a thesis on Eduardo De Filippo. He collaborates with national newspapers such as “Libero”, “Il Tempo” and the weeklies “Chi” and “Gente”. For ten years he has been a commentator on “Storie Italiane”, a spin off of “Uno Mattina”, on Rai1. In addition to numerous other participations in early evening programs. Then he collaborated with the Cairo Editore Group and with Novella 2000, and was part of the editorial staff of Skytg24.
