Aba Cercato
{{Short description|Italian television presenter and actress}}
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| birth_place =Bologna, Italy
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Aba Cercato (born 1 May 1939) is an Italian former television presenter and announcer.
Life and career
Born in Bologna, Cercato joined RAI in 1959 as announcer.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. {{ISBN|881150466X}}. In 1961, she was the first announcer of Rai 2 and inaugurated its broadcasting service.{{cite book|last1=Daniela Brancati|title=Occhi di maschio: le donne e la televisione in Italia : una storia dal 1954 a oggi|publisher=Donzelli Editore, 2011|isbn=8860366348}}{{cite news|last1=Maria Volpe|title=Aba Cercato, Stagno e Giuffre' censurato, via al secondo canale|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1992/novembre/04/Aba_Cercato_Stagno_Giuffre_censurato_co_0_9211045736.shtml|accessdate=16 August 2015|work=Corriere della Sera|date=4 November 1992}} Starting from the mid-1960s, she hosted several programs of various genres, ranging from music to medicine, politics, current events, and entertainment.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. {{ISBN|881150466X}}. In 1983 she left RAI to join Canale 5, where she presented the morning programs Buongiorno Italia and Come stai?.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. {{ISBN|881150466X}}.
She is the mother of actress Giulia Boschi.{{cite book|last=Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi|title=Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|isbn=888440214X}}
References
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External links
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Category:Mass media people from Bologna