TG3

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| country = Italy

| language = Italian

| network = Rai 3
Rai Italia (occasionally)

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TG3 (TeleGiornale 3) is the brand for Italian state-owned TV channel Rai 3's news programmes. They are shown domestically and across Europe on Rai 3. The newscasts are aired from Rai's Studios in Saxa Rubra, Rome, Italy, except for the 12 pm edition which is broadcast from Milan

The head-journalist of the show is Pierluca Terzulli from 21 march 2025. It was launched in 1979, and was named T3 (Telegiornale 3) from 1999 to 2000.

Directors of the TG3

Name !Period
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bgcolor=lightblue\|Biagio Agnes	bgcolor=lightblue\| 15 December 1979 – 14 September 1980
bgcolor=lightblue\|Luca Di Schiena	bgcolor=lightblue\| 15 September 1980 – 31 May 1987
Sandro Curzi	1 June 1987 – 1 August 1993
Andrea Giubilo	2 August 1993 – 11 September 1994
Daniela Brancati	12 September 1994 – 7 May 1995
Italo Moretti	8 May 1995 – 28 April 1996
Lucia Annunziata	29 April 1996 – 17 May 1997
Nuccio Fava	19 May 1997 – 3 May 1998
bgcolor=lightblue\|Ennio Chiodi	bgcolor=lightblue\| 4 May 1998 – 2 April 2000
bgcolor=lightblue\|Nino Rizzo Nervo	bgcolor=lightblue\| 3 April 2000 – 3 June 2001
bgcolor=lightblue\|Antonio Di Bella*	bgcolor=lightblue\| 4 June 2001 – 30 September 2009
Bianca Berlinguer	1 October 2009 – 5 August 2016
Luca Mazzà	6 August 2016 – 30 October 2018
Giuseppina Paterniti \|31 October 2018 – 14 May 2020
Mario Orfeo \|15 May 2020 - 18 November 2021
Simona Sala \|since 18 November 2021

Note: the names highlighted in blue concern the directors who, in addition to directing the TG3, also directed the TGR.

Antonio Di Bella is director of TGR only from 2001 to 2002.

Programme format

The programme is generally presented by a single newsreader Most items will be made up of reports and are generally preceded and followed by the correspondent reporting live from the scene of the report.

Daily programme

They are also other features with TG3 brand, all on Rai 3:

GT Ragazzi (devoted to a youth audiences, aired on Rai Gulp).

Criticism and controversies

The Undersecretary to Communications Paolo Romani, member of The People of Freedom, in an interview with the newspaper Il Tempo, has defined that the TG3 "is politically affiliate with the Leftists".{{cite news|title=Romani: "In Rai non solo Santoro. Anche il Tg1 è a sinistra" |url=http://www.iltempo.it/politica/2012/12/12/romani-in-rai-non-solo-santoro-anche-il-tg1-e-a-sinistra-1.207511 |date=January 18, 2009 |language=Italian |newspaper=Il Tempo |accessdate=2009-06-23}}

Presenters

=TG3 Linea Notte=

This is aired from Monday to Friday at 00:00 (58 minutes), summer editions are known as TG3 Linea Notte Estate which airs between 23:00 and 23:30. Presenters:

Maurizio Mannoni (until 2023) [https://www.fanpage.it/spettacolo/interviste/maurizio-mannoni-ex-volto-di-linea-notte-fatico-a-riconoscere-la-rai-lappiattimento-e-generale/] [https://www.davidemaggio.it/archives/227570/maurizio-mannoni-tg3-linea-notte-avanti-popolo#more-227570]
Monica Giandotti (September 5, 2023-present) [https://www.fanpage.it/spettacolo/interviste/monica-giandotti-linea-notte-e-storia-di-rai3-e-non-cambiera-da-mannoni-ho-avuto-molti-consigli/] [https://www.davidemaggio.it/archives/223704/tg3-linea-notte-monica-giandotti-nuova-conduttrice#more-223704]

=TG3 Flash=

This is aired on Sunday, between 23:00 and 00:00 (7–10 minutes).

Tindara Caccetta
Niccolò Bellagamba
Paolo Piras
Sara Segatori
Giusi Sansone

=TG3 Mondo=

This is aired on Saturdays and Sundays between 23:00 and 00:00. Presenters:

Maria Cuffaro

=TG3 ore 12:00=

This newscast comes from Milan, Italy

Paolo Pasi
Paola Maria Anelli
Annamaria Levorin
Jari Pilati

=TG3 Fuori TG=

This is aired from Monday to Friday at 13:40 (19–20 minutes). Presenters:

Maria Rosaria De Medici

=TG3 ore 14:20=

This is aired from Monday to Saturday at 14:20, Sundays at 14:15 (15–25 minutes). Presenters:

Cristiana Palazzoni
Andrea Rustichelli
Jacopo Matano
Anna Frangione
Giusi Sansone

= TG3 LIS=

This edition is signed for the deaf. It's aired from Monday to Saturday at 14:55, Sundays at 12:55 (2–3 minutes). Presenters are the same of 14:20 edition.

=TG3 ore 19:00 =

This airs every day at 19:00 (30–32 minutes). Presenters:

Mario Franco Cao
Chiara Garzilli
Elisabetta Margonari
Tatiana Lisanti

=Speciale TG3=

This only airs during certain time of the year. This is usually live reporting of major events happening around the world or events going on in Italy

TG3 Web

TG3 offers both Internet and TV content on the web. The Internet Editorial Board is made up of Giancarlo Agostinelli, Riccardo Corbò, Pasquale Martello and Alfredo Trenca. It deals with the multimedia content of the header. It cares for the site that offers the ability to see the Tg3 live while working on the PC; Makes it possible to review the newscast immediately after the broadcast; Allows you to review every single service. Allows you to browse the Tg3 archive and headings. It puts online images, interviews and exclusive services that you can only see on the headline website. It makes it possible to interact with the editorial team and create a community of active information users of the Tg3 that goes beyond the airtime and constitutes an always open channel.

The exclusive rubrics for the web:

Tg3 Tech
Tg3 Tech Books
Tg3 Comics
Tg3 Ludus
Tg3 La Vignetta
Tg3 Videochat

The Facebook page of the Tg3 is constantly updated by the editorial staff, with news videos, polls, exclusive articles and interactions with public comments