Luciano Rispoli
Luciano Rispoli was an Italian television and radio writer and presenter.
Born in Reggio Calabria, the son of a colonel, Rispoli moved to Rome to study law at the Sapienza University. In 1954 he passed a public exam to enter the newly created RAI. In 1960, he debuted as radio presenter with the program Il vostro spettacolo.
Starting from the 1960s, Rispoli held several executive positions on radio and television, and contributed to create popular radio programs such as Bandiera Gialla, Chiamate Roma 3131, La Corrida. From the 1970s on he was gradually more active as a presenter, getting a personal success as host and author of a quiz show about Italian language, Parola mia.
In 1991 Rispoli left RAI and moved to Telemontecarlo, where he hosted the musical program La più bella sei tu and Tappeto volante, a long-running talk show broadcast on Telemontecarlo between 1993 and 2000 and later moved to other channels until 2009.
