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Gianluigi Armaroli, Veteran Tg5 Emilia-Romagna Correspondent, Dies at 77

Tributes follow a decades-long career chronicling Emilia-Romagna.

Overview

  • Tg5 announced his death on air during the 7:30 a.m. newscast, followed by a post on X from director Clemente Mimun.
  • The Bologna-born journalist was 77 and had been retired for some time, living in Pesaro with his wife, Daniela.
  • He joined Tg5 at its 1992 launch as Emilia-Romagna correspondent after early work with Radio Rai, Video Bologna, Tele Carlino, and a move to Fininvest in 1984.
  • His reporting covered major regional events, including recent floods, and he pursued cultural projects such as the novel "Domenicus e i lupi" and works preserving disaster memory.
  • Colleagues and officials, including Emilia-Romagna president Michele de Pascale, issued condolences praising his professionalism and personal elegance.