Michele Cucuzza (born in 1952) is an Italian journalist, news speaker and television presenter. Born in

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, the son of the

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, Cucuzza became professional journalist in 1979 and he started his career for the radio

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. In 1985 he became a collaborator of

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, working as a redactor, a correspondent and for about ten years as a news speaker of

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. In 1998 he became the presenter of ''La Vita in diretta'', a

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program broadcast in the afternoon. He considers himself a "dubious Christian" after a long personal spirititual quest.

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* Living people Journalists from Catania Italian male journalists 1952 births Italian television presenters Mass media people from Catania Italian Christians {{Italy-tv-bio-stub