Simona Branchetti (born 15 August 1976) is an Italian journalist and television presenter.

Biography

She graduated in Law at the

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with a thesis in

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. In 2002 she collaborated with the daily newspaper ''La Voce di Forlì'' and other local newspapers in

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, obtaining the certificate of professional journalist in 2005. Alongside the newspapers, she is present in some entertainment programs of

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, Happy Channel and TMC. In October 2002 she arrived at

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, working in the editorial staff of the in-depth program ''(Focus) Agrinews'' and the news program ''StreamNews''. From 2003 to 2007 she worked for the editorial staff of Sky TG24, where she hosted the afternoon news program together with Marco Congiu and the meteorological analysis column ''Bel tempo si spera'', of which she was also the author. Since October 2007 she has been employed in the

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editorial office of ''

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'' broadcast on

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. She started as a presenter of the morning edition and since 2008 she has hosted the 1:00 pm edition, first together with the journalist Giuseppe Brindisi and then alone since 2009. In the editorial office she deals with current affairs and topics related to well-being, medicine and health. In 2020 she published her first book, ''Donne è arrivato lo smart working'', published by Edizioni Leima. From July 26, 2021 to September 22, 2023, he hosted the morning program ''Morning News'', a spin-off of '' Mattino Cinque'', on

. From December 20, 2021 to January 14, 2022, he hosted the program ''Pomeriggio Cinque News'', a spin-off of '' Pomeriggio Cinque'', on

. In 2022, to celebrate thirty years of history of ''

'', she was interviewed together with her colleagues

Roberta Floris Roberta Floris (born 27 April 1979 in Cagliari, Sardinia) is an Italian journalist, television presenter and former model. Biography Roberta Floris was born on 27 April 1979 in Cagliari (Sardinia), to father Giorgio Floris and mother Caterina P ...

and Susanna Galeazzi in the program '' Verissimo'' broadcast on

and hosted by Silvia Toffanin. On October 9, 2022, she was the victim of the program '' Scherzi a parte'', hosted by Enrico Papi. In October 2022, she received the Italian TV Awards presented during the

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. In January 2023, at the

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, she won the "Golden Antenna for TV" Award. From 17 June 2024 she returned to host the program ''Pomeriggio Cinque News'' on

, a spin-off of '' Pomeriggio Cinque''. On 25 October 2024 she replaced Myrta Merlino as host of '' Pomeriggio Cinque''.

Personal life

From 2008 to 2013 she was married to the television and radio host Federico Quaranta. In 2016 she began dating the lawyer Carlo Longari, with whom she married the following year, and then separated in 2021.

Television programs

Works

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Branchetti, Simona 1976 births University of Bologna alumni Journalists from Rome Italian women journalists Italian women television presenters People from Meldola Mass media people from Rome 20th-century Italian journalists 21st-century Italian journalists Living people