Gad Lerner

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Gad Lerner
Gad Lerner in 2010
Born (1954-12-07) 7 December 1954 (age 69)
Beirut, Lebanon
Occupation(s)Journalist, writer and tv presenter

Gad Eitan Lerner (Hebrew: גד איתן לרנר; born 7 December 1954) is an Italian journalist, writer and TV presenter.

Career

In 2000, Lerner served as director of news broadcasts TG1 for Rai 1 but resigned after a selection of pornographic footage was mistakenly aired on prime time during his news broadcast on TG1.[1][2][3] Along with his resignation, he revealed that a politician from National Alliance, Mario Landolfi, who also was the president of the parliamentary commission of vigilance regarding the public TV broadcasting service, asked him to favour an acquaintance of his in the TG1.[4]

In 2001, Lerner participated in the foundation of a new Italian TV channel

RAI 3
.

In 2010, he was denied visa to

European Jews which opposes some of the politics of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu."[10]

In 2007, Lerner was one of the founding members of the Democratic Party (PD) in Italy.[11] In 2017, Lerner resigned from the PD in protest against the party's politics over immigration.[12]

Selected bibliography

  • 2005: Tu sei un bastardo. Contro l'abuso delle identità ().
  • 2009: Scintille. Una storia di anime vagabonde ().
  • 2017: Concetta. Una storia operaia ().

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Media offices
Preceded by
Deputy editor in chief of La Stampa
1993–1996
Succeeded by
Preceded by Editor in chief of TG1
2000
Succeeded by
New title Host of
Otto e mezzo

2001–2002
Succeeded by
New title Host of L'Infedele
2002–2012
Succeeded by