Roberta Floris (born 27 April 1979 in
Cagliari
Cagliari (, , ; ; ; Latin: ''Caralis'') is an Comune, Italian municipality and the capital and largest city of the island of Sardinia, an Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Italy. It has about 146,62 ...
, Sardinia) is an Italian journalist, television presenter and former model.
Biography
Roberta Floris was born on 27 April 1979 in
Cagliari
Cagliari (, , ; ; ; Latin: ''Caralis'') is an Comune, Italian municipality and the capital and largest city of the island of Sardinia, an Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Italy. It has about 146,62 ...
(
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; ; ) is the Mediterranean islands#By area, second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, and one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, north of Tunisia an ...
), to father Giorgio Floris and mother Caterina Placco and is the third of three daughters: one of whom is called Rosanna. Not to be confused with the homonymous cousin, Roberta Floris (wife of actor
Lorenzo Flaherty and daughter of Senator
Emilio Floris), and both are the granddaughters of the politician and trade unionist Mario Floris.
Career
Roberta Floris attended high school at the Liceo classico Giovanni Maria Dettori in
Cagliari
Cagliari (, , ; ; ; Latin: ''Caralis'') is an Comune, Italian municipality and the capital and largest city of the island of Sardinia, an Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Italy. It has about 146,62 ...
. In 1998 finishing high school and obtaining a diploma, she decides to enroll in Law in the Faculty of Law at the
University of Cagliari
The University of Cagliari () is a public research university in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. It was founded in 1606 and is organized in 11 faculties.
History
The ''Studium Generalis Kalaritanum'' was founded in 1606 along the lines of the old ...
, obtaining her degree with a thesis entitled ''A constitutional right to quality television''. She is enrolled in the register of the
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; ; ) is the Mediterranean islands#By area, second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, and one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, north of Tunisia an ...
journalists in the ''Professional'' category, since 19 June 2014 she becomes a professional journalist.
In 1997 she participated in the ''
Miss Italia'' beauty pageant,
where she was ranked fourth.
In 2008, after various television experiences, she starts working in Sardinia as a journalist on ''TG1'' for the regional broadcaster
Sardegna Uno, where she leads and prepares the news; she signs in-depth services; she edited a weekly column and collaborated in the realization of the news, economic and political broadcast of the newspaper.
Due to the results achieved during the year, the Sardegna Live editorial team decided to include Roberta among the candidates for the Sardegna Live Award in the category of the ''Sardinian of the year 2018''.
In 2012 she moved to
Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...
, starting her national career.
She started working for a private national broadcaster ABC, in the on which he conducted the ''TG33'' and at the same time covered in which she covered the role of head of the institutional sector, taking care of the information space of a digital terrestrial channel, taking care of the press area and collaborating in the organization of events related to the world of communications.
Subsequently she participated in the training course for professional journalists, organized by the National Order. She wrote articles on socio-economic, cultural and tourism-related issues, coordinating and moderating debates.
In 2013 she was chosen to conduct the public presentation of
Pope Francis
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on the occasion of the pastoral visit to
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; ; ) is the Mediterranean islands#By area, second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, and one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, north of Tunisia an ...
.
In the same year, she began to work at the Authority for Communications Guarantees, in the staff of the Commissioner for Infrastructures and Networks,
Antonio Preto.
In 2016 she won the Pentapolis Award in the ''Journalists for sustainability'' category. On 19 September 2018 she was interviewed by
Gigi Marzullo in the ''Sottovoce'' program, broadcast on
Rai 1
Rai 1 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's Flagship (broadcasting), flagship television channel and is known for broadcasting ...
. In 2017 and 2018 she worked as a presenter and correspondent in the editorial staff of ''
TgCom24''. In 2018 and 2019 she hosted ''
TG4
TG4 (; , ) is an Irish free-to-air public service television channel. It launched on 31 October 1996 and is available online and through its on-demand service TG4 Player in Ireland and beyond.
TG4 was initially known as (TnaG), before bein ...
'' broadcast on
Rete 4
Rete 4 (in English Network 4, also known as Retequattro) is an Italian free-to-air television channel operated by Mediaset and owned by MFE - MediaForEurope
MediaForEurope, officially MFE – MediaForEurope N.V., formerly Mediaset Grou ...
and then from 2019 to 2021 she hosted ''
Studio Aperto'' broadcast on
Italia 1
Italia 1 (Italian pronunciation ) is an Italian free-to-air television channel on the Mediaset network, owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It is aimed at both a young adult and adult audience.
Italia 1 was launched on 3 January 1982 and, was or ...
. At the same time, in addition to conducting ''
Studio Aperto'', she also held the role of correspondent.
In 2018, after moving to ''News Mediaset'', she hosted a ''
TG4
TG4 (; , ) is an Irish free-to-air public service television channel. It launched on 31 October 1996 and is available online and through its on-demand service TG4 Player in Ireland and beyond.
TG4 was initially known as (TnaG), before bein ...
'' column entitled ''L'almanacco di Retequattro'' on
Rete 4
Rete 4 (in English Network 4, also known as Retequattro) is an Italian free-to-air television channel operated by Mediaset and owned by MFE - MediaForEurope
MediaForEurope, officially MFE – MediaForEurope N.V., formerly Mediaset Grou ...
, with which she alternated weekly with Viviana Guglielmi. The column offered a whole series of services dedicated to food, well-being, climate, lifestyle and gossip. On 17 May 2019 he presented the final of the sixth edition of ''ContaminationLab'', at the Massimo theater in
Cagliari
Cagliari (, , ; ; ; Latin: ''Caralis'') is an Comune, Italian municipality and the capital and largest city of the island of Sardinia, an Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Italy. It has about 146,62 ...
. On June 30 of the same year she made a report for ''L'arca di Noè'', a ''
TG5
''TG5'' (''TeleGiornale 5'') is a news programme on the Italian TV channel Canale 5, part of the Mediaset network and owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It is broadcast domestically on Canale 5 and TgCom24, Mediaset TGcom24 several times a day. The ...
'' column broadcast every Sunday at 1:40 pm on
Canale 5
Canale 5 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel of Mediaset, owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It was the first private television network to have national coverage in Italy in 1980. On 4 December 2012, Mediaset launched Canale 5 HD, a ...
. On 28 January 2020 he moderated the ''Caserme Verdi'' project in
Cagliari
Cagliari (, , ; ; ; Latin: ''Caralis'') is an Comune, Italian municipality and the capital and largest city of the island of Sardinia, an Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Italy. It has about 146,62 ...
.
From 2020 she was hired in the editorial staff of ''
TG5
''TG5'' (''TeleGiornale 5'') is a news programme on the Italian TV channel Canale 5, part of the Mediaset network and owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It is broadcast domestically on Canale 5 and TgCom24, Mediaset TGcom24 several times a day. The ...
'' in
Rome
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(where she had already worked in the editorial office in 2015 and 2016), under the direction of Clemente J. Mimum, where from 2020 she leads the ''
TG5 Prima Pagina'' aired on
Canale 5
Canale 5 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel of Mediaset, owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It was the first private television network to have national coverage in Italy in 1980. On 4 December 2012, Mediaset launched Canale 5 HD, a ...
and then again from 2020 she leads the 8:00 edition of ''
TG5
''TG5'' (''TeleGiornale 5'') is a news programme on the Italian TV channel Canale 5, part of the Mediaset network and owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It is broadcast domestically on Canale 5 and TgCom24, Mediaset TGcom24 several times a day. The ...
'', while from 2020 to 2022 it also hosted the ''Flash'' edition on air at 10:50 a.m, while in 2022 he directed the 1:00 p.m. edition of ''
TG5
''TG5'' (''TeleGiornale 5'') is a news programme on the Italian TV channel Canale 5, part of the Mediaset network and owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It is broadcast domestically on Canale 5 and TgCom24, Mediaset TGcom24 several times a day. The ...
'' and prior to this latest edition he also directed the ''Flash'' edition broadcast at 10:50 am.
In addition to directing the news, she also holds the role of correspondent.
In 2021 she was awarded the Féminas Prize in the ''Communication'' category.
In 2022 to celebrate the thirty years of ''
TG5
''TG5'' (''TeleGiornale 5'') is a news programme on the Italian TV channel Canale 5, part of the Mediaset network and owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It is broadcast domestically on Canale 5 and TgCom24, Mediaset TGcom24 several times a day. The ...
'' history, january 15 she was interviewed together with her colleagues
Simona Branchetti and
Susanna Galeazzi in the ''
Verissimo'' program broadcast on
Canale 5
Canale 5 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel of Mediaset, owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It was the first private television network to have national coverage in Italy in 1980. On 4 December 2012, Mediaset launched Canale 5 HD, a ...
with the conduct of
Silvia Toffanin. On 28 May that year he led the award ceremony for the third edition of the Costa Smeralda Prize, at the
Porto Cervo Congress Centre. The following 13 August she returned to
Porto Cervo on the occasion of the celebrations of the sixty years of the Costa Smeralda.
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21st-century Italian women journalists
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