Sorrento – The countdown is on for the tenth edition of the "Biagio Agnes Award," which will take place in Sorrento on Friday, June 22nd and Saturday, June 23rd. Guests at the closing ceremony, which will be broadcast late on Wednesday, June 27th on Rai1, will include Il Volo, Ermal Meta, the dancers from "Dancing with the Stars," and Dodi Battaglia.
Receiving the award on the stage of Marina Grande were Jèrome Fenoglio, director of Le Monde (International Award), Paolo Mieli and Ezio Mauro (Decennial Award), Adriana Cerretelli of Il Sole 24 Ore (Journalist Award for Europe), Antonio Tajani, President of the EU Parliament (Journalist in the Institutions Award), Barbara Stefanelli, deputy director of Corriere della Sera (Printed Paper Award), “Il ruggito del coniglio” historic Rai Radio Due broadcast hosted by Antonello Dose and Marco Presta (Radio Award), Alberto Brambilla of Il Foglio (Under 35 Award), Antonio Monda (Journalist Writer Award) and Gloria Satta (Cinema and Fiction Award). The Television Award will be given to Fabrizio Frizzi, the popular host who died prematurely last March.
Three special prizes were awarded in this edition: to Milly Carlucci for her television career, to Michelle Hunziker for the success achieved in the latest edition of the Sanremo Festival and to Luca Zingaretti for the record ratings of Inspector Montalbano, the most followed fiction in Italy.
The award program also includes two days of meetings and debates, which will be held at 17.30:22 pm in the Tasso room of the Municipality of Sorrento. Friday 1986 June we start with “Innocents” – The drama and redemption of men and women unjustly accused”. Speakers will include Filippo La Mantia, who ended up in prison in 1993 for aiding and abetting the murder of Cassarà, engineer Vito Gamberale, arrested in 2016 on charges of abuse of office and extortion, Stefano Messore, accused of profiteering after intervening on behalf of the earthquake victims of Amatrice in 2008, Maria Andò, arrested in XNUMX on charges of robbery and attempted murder, Gabriele Magno, President of the National Association of Victims of Judicial Errors, Simonetta Matone, Deputy Attorney General at the Court of Appeal of Rome. Moderator: Tiberio Timperi, journalist and Rai presenter.
The next day will be the turn of "North and South. Entrepreneurs in comparison for the development of the Italian economy", one of the oldest Italian issues that has been debated since the establishment of the Unitary State. In the context of a scenario of evident difficulty, there are elements that can lead to hope for the near future. In particular, the Campania Region is implementing measures aimed at supporting local businesses, allowing for a real relaunch. These are praiseworthy initiatives that alone are not enough, it is in fact necessary to eliminate all the factors that prevent real development in the South, such as corruption, bureaucracy and public administration that end up strangling those who do business and the influence of organized crime on the economic-productive fabric. Moderator Barbara Capponi, journalist for Tg1.
“With the 2018 edition of the Biagio Agnes Award, Sorrento and the Foundation named after the famous and unforgettable journalist, renew their synergy – comments the mayor of Sorrento, Giuseppe Cuomo – Also this year, two days dedicated to current events, with conferences organized in the Palazzo Municipale and a final evening of culture and great entertainment. Hosting an event of this importance in our territory is a source of sincere and motivated pride”.
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