Robert Turcescu
Robert Turcescu | |
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 Turcescu in 2009 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 20 December 2016 – 20 December 2020 | |
| Constituency | Constanța County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1975 Pitești, Romania |
| Political party | People's Movement Party (2016–2020) European People's Party (2016–2020) |
| Alma mater | University of Bucharest |
| Occupation | |
| Television | Realitatea TV |
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| Medium | Television, radio, internet, music, press |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Subject(s) | Mass media/news media/Media criticism, music, Romanian politics, current events, religion, race relations, |
| Notable works and roles | Pop Rock & Show, Curierul Național (National Courier), (1993) A-M. Press (Reporter), (1994) Radio Total (Total Radio) (Reporter), (1996–1998) Europa FM (editor) (2000) TVR Telematinal (Morning TV show) (Presenter, 2001) 100%(Host, 2003–present) Magazine Dilema (Dilemma) (Contributor, 2003–present) România în direct (Romania live) (Media proprietor, 2000–present) |
| Website | www |
Robert Turcescu (born May 3, 1975) is a Romanian journalist, politician, TV presenter, media critic, radio personality, and singer-songwriter.
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Pitești, he attended the Ion Brătianu High School there,[1] followed by the Superior School of Journalism in Bucharest, which he finished in 1997. The following year, he graduated from the University of Bucharest's Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences.[2]
He was chosen by Walt Disney Pictures to dub the radio announcer's voice in the Pixar short – Day & Night.[3]
Journalism
[edit]Turcescu began his career in 1993 as a writer for the magazine Pop Rock & Show and for the newspaper Curierul Național. The following year, the news agency A-M. Press hired him as a reporter. From 1996 to 1998, he worked as a reporter for Radio Total, advancing to editor-in-chief that year. In 2000, he became editor-in-chief at Europa FM, and since that year he has hosted the show România în direct there. In 2001 he was a presenter for TVR's Telematinal and an editor at Evenimentul Zilei. Since 2003 he has written for the magazine Dilema.[2] He hosted 100% on Realitatea TV from that year until 2010.[2][4] He has continued hosting his show at B1 TV starting with the end of September 2010.[5] He was also editor-in-chief of Cotidianul in 2004–2005.[2]
He was the host of 100%, a political one-to-one talk-show that aired on Realitatea TV and B1 TV. He participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song Un refren.[6] In 2021 he returned to Evenimentul Zilei,[7][8] and from 2022 to 2023 he moderated the show Sub semnul întrebării at B1 TV. At the beginning of 2023 he left the television network to launch his Evz-Play podcast on YouTube.[8]
Awards
[edit]He has received a number of awards. For instance, in 2002 the National Audiovisual Council named România în direct the best radio talk show, while in 2004, the Association of Television Professionals granted 100% an award for best television talk show.[2]
Undercover agent
[edit]Turcescu is best known for confessing in 2014 to being an undercover agent of a military secret service in Romania while posing as a freelance journalist for several years,[9] thus raising concerns about the penetration of the secret security services in the media sector of Romania.[10] His military rank was that of a lieutenant colonel.[7]
Politics
[edit]In the Romanian local elections of 2016, Turcescu ran for mayor of Bucharest, supported by the People's Movement Party (PMP); he subsequently placed 4th, with 6.46% of the votes. Afterwards, he became PMP's vice-president and ad interim president of the Bucharest branch. Turcescu eventually won a seat in the Chamber of Deputies on PMP's party list in the wake of the 2016 legislative elections.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Elena, Marta (June 4, 2015). "Robert Turcescu îi jignește grav pe profesorii de la Colegiul Brătianu din Pitești: Profesorul de chimie Florin Stana, un cretin, beat mangă, se pișa pe el în clasă". Ziarul Argeșean (in Romanian). Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e (in Romanian) Profile at realitatea.net; accessed August 16, 2010[dead link]
- ^ Vintu, Carmen (May 3, 2021). "Robert Turcescu (n. 3 mai 1975, Pitești, România), jurnalist și om politic român". Jurnal FM (in Romanian). Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ (in Romanian) Mircea Reștea, "Robert Turcescu a părăsit Realitatea Media" ("Robert Turcescu Leaves Realitatea Media"), Cotidianul, August 16, 2010; accessed August 16, 2010
- ^ (in Romanian) Announcement of the move to B1 TV; accessed September 18, 2010
- ^ "Robert Turcescu: "Eurovisionul a întinerit Casa Presei cu 20 de ani"". March 10, 2013.
- ^ a b "Robert Turcescu, care s-a deconspirat în direct că a fost ofițer acoperit, revine în presă". HotNews (in Romanian). January 20, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ a b Pavel, Andreea (January 3, 2023). "Robert Turcescu anunță că a plecat de la B1TV și se întoarce în online: "A fost scurt, dar intens"/ Turcescu revenise în televiziune în aprilie 2022, la postul la care s-a deconspirat în 2014". G4 Media (in Romanian). Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ "Journalist Robert Turcescu causes public outcry by confessing he was an undercover army officer". September 22, 2014.
- ^ Freedom House, Romania, 2014
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