Marius Tucă (born 29 July 1966) is a

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n journalist and TV host. He was born in

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. He distinguished himself in the 1990s as a political analyst and a TV host. He also contributed to the transformation of the ''

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'' newspaper into the best selling broadsheet in Romania. In 1997–1998, he hosted ''Milionarii de la miezul nopții'' on Antena 1. After 1998, the show was named ''Marius Tucă Show''. The TV show ceased in 2005. A short spell of the TV talk show in fall 2007 flopped and, from 2008, he was again working exclusively only the newspaper. As of 2011, he was the owner of the ''Taverna Sârbului'' restaurant in

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. From 1 September 2020, after Aleph News (the new television station of ) was launched, the ''Marius Tucă Show'' returned, after a long break, with new topics, and new guests every night. As of 2024, the TV show is hosted by the

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online newspaper; regular guests include Dan Dungaciu, H.D. Hartmann, and Ion Cristoiu.

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. 1966 births Living people People from Caracal, Romania Romanian television personalities Romanian newspaper editors Romanian newspaper founders Romanian political journalists {{Romania-journalist-stub