Nuccio Costa
Born4 October 1925
Catania
Died27 February 1991(1991-02-27) (aged 65)
Catania
Occupationtelevision presenter

Nuccio Costa (4 October 1925 – 27 February 1991) was an Italian television presenter.

Life and career

Born in Catania, Costa began his artistic career at the end of the Second World War, when he hosted over two hundred stage shows for the Allied troops in Italy.[1] He later became the artistic director of the Teatro Stabile di Catania and made several RAI radio shows in couple with Turi Ferro.[1]

Costa hosted several successful TV-programs, including two edition of the Sanremo Music Festival and several editions of Cantagiro.[2][3]

In 1977 he created the beauty contest "La donna del Mediterraneo".[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "E' morto Nuccio Costa". La Stampa. 28 February 1991. p. 20.
  2. 1 2 Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, Enciclopedia della Televisione, Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. ISBN 881150466X.
  3. ↑ Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
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