Italian television presenters

Silvio_Noto

Silvio Noto (25 December 1926 – 24 October 2000) was an Italian TV and radio presenter, actor and voice actor.
Born in Bari, graduated in law, Noto became first known as radio-host after the first World War. He became popular as the host of several successful RAI television programs, starting from Casa serena (1950). He touched the peak of his fame in the second half of the 1950s, when he hosted together with Enzo Tortora the shows Primo applauso, Telematch and Voci e volti della fortuna.Noto also appeared in a dozen films, mostly in supporting roles. On the small screen he was among the interpreters of the series E le stelle stanno a guardare.

Pippo_Franco

Francesco Pippo (born 2 September 1940), known professionally as Pippo Franco, is an Italian actor, comedian, television presenter, and singer. He made his name first as a musician in the early 1960s, and in the late 1960s began a career in film, starring in a great number of commedia sexy all'italiana, the "sexy comedy" subgenre of Italian comedy. In the 1970s he expanded into television, acting in TV movies and presenting variety shows. His type of comedy borrows heavily from cabaret. Throughout his career he continued to sing, appearing many times at the Sanremo Festival. He has made children's music as well, and has co-written three books on (linguistic) humor.

Maria_Giovanna_Elmi

Maria Giovanna Elmi (born 25 August 1940, in Rome) is an Italian former television announcer, presenter, journalist, actress and singer.
Born in Rome, Italy, Elmi attended the faculty of letter at the university, then in 1968 she was employed by RAI TV as an announcer.
Her popularity raised in early seventies, when she hosted the children show Il dirigibile together with the singer Mal, playing the fairy Azzurrina, from which she inherited the nickname "fatina" (i.e. young fairy in Italian).Elmi hosted two editions of the Sanremo Music Festival (in 1977 and 1978).
She ranked at first place in two public polls of the most appreciated female television personalities in 1970 (Doxa) and in 1981 (Abacus).In 1970 Elmi also became a journalist and publicist, collaborating for three years with the newspaper Il Messaggero and later with a large number of magazines and newspapers. In 2005 she took part to the reality show L'isola dei famosi, ranking third. She considers herself Roman Catholic.

Cinzia_De_Ponti

Cinzia Fiordeponti, best known as Cinzia De Ponti (born 3 October 1960), is an Italian actress, model, television personality and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Italia 1979 and second runner-up to Miss Universe 1982.