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Germano Mosconi (11 November 1932 – 1 March 2012) was an Italian
, on Gardaseezeitung.it dedicated to tourists of
on Hellasverona.it football club's staff, but he later left this position in August of the same year.Variazioni nell'organigramma nel club di Corte Pancaldo
on Hellasverona.it Mosconi
on Gazzetta.it
He was buried two days later on March 3, 2012.
sportswriter
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, news presenter
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and a television personality
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.
Biography
Mosconi, who was born inSan Bonifacio
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, was a well-known television personality in northern Italy due to his sportscasting on Telenuovo in Verona
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from the 1980s until his death in early March 2012 . In 1982 he received the Cesare D'Oro international award for journalist merit.
Mosconi received most of his notoriety for his short temper and excessive swearing and blaspheming in off-air segments. During the end of 2005, he was the subject of an anonymous Internet
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video that made him known all over Italy
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and around the world. The video shows some of his off-air bloopers, featuring his irate reactions to various problems (people unexpectedly entering the studio, various noises, illegible writing on the news sheets he receives, or simply his '' lapsus linguae'').
Such use of swearword
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s, blasphemy, insults and other rude language both in Venetian and Italian
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, as well as other humorous antics, have made this video into a viral video
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. Very quickly, many Internet forum
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s discussing Mosconi appeared, as well as fan clubs in Italy
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and in other countries, and comic cartoons featuring Mosconi's voice. Despite the use of swearing and blasphemy being a common trait of several regions of Italy (including the north-east where Mosconi lived), deeply intertwined with local traditions and dialects, it is still usually frowned upon in formal (i.e. television) settings. Because of this, Mosconi was not receptive of this fame, declining every interview or proposal related to the video.
Mosconi was also an editor of the German-language
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magazine ''Gardasee Zeitung'',Gardasee Zeitung, on Gardaseezeitung.it dedicated to tourists of
Lake Garda
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It is a popular holiday location in northern Italy, about halfway between ...
, and he was also a reviewer for the sportscasts on Telechiara in Padova
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(ironically, this channel is owned by the Triveneto
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episcopate
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). He also wrote for Il Gazzettino
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Profile
''Il Gazzettino'' has the following eight local editions:
#Veni ...
and L'Arena
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History and profile
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in Verona
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.
As of February 2005, Mosconi worked as a member of the Hellas Verona
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His ...
Novità nell'organigramma del club di Corte Pancaldoon Hellasverona.it football club's staff, but he later left this position in August of the same year.Variazioni nell'organigramma nel club di Corte Pancaldo
on Hellasverona.it Mosconi
died
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in Verona
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on March 1, 2012 at the age of 79, following a lengthy illness.Addio a Germano Mosconion Gazzetta.it
He was buried two days later on March 3, 2012.
Honours
* Cesare D'Oro: 1982See also
* Telenuovo * Tele ArenaReferences