Marco Piccaluga is an Italian journalist currently working for La7 TG.
Roman, 52 years old, after classical studies he completed his studies at Lumsa in Rome where, after a three-year degree in Journalism, he graduated in Communication Sciences with a thesis on the processing of personal data in the exercise of the journalistic profession.
After various experiences in newspapers (L’Informazione, Il Tempo), periodicals (“A” by Maria Latella, Famiglia Cristiana, Sport Club, Fleming Roma,) and press agencies (GlobalPress, AdnKronos), in 1999 he landed in TV, at INN – Italia News Network, Tele+’s all-news channel. In 2003 he moved to the fledgling Sky, where he was called to the creation and launch of SkyTG24, the TG h24 of Rupert Murdoch’s platform.
For the channel, he covered politics, foreign affairs and news in 15 years. A news anchor and press review host, he has followed all political elections with specials and TV marathons. He was correspondent in the West Bank and Afghanistan; in Greece and China for coverage of the Olympic Games; and in Germany and South Africa. Also for Emilio Carelli’s channel, he signs several investigations on news stories, the waste cycle, Mafia Capitale and already in 2015 on the management of migrants by NGOs.
Elected to the National Council of the Order of Journalists in the ’17-’20 triennium, he launched the idea of the “PIC,” the Certified Information Protocol, the so-called “stamp” on news verified by journalists and certified with blockchain technology.
In 2018 he moved to Sole24Ore for which he mainly deals with sustainability and energy transition, organizing reports, interviews and specials for the Enel group.
From 2020 he begins to collaborate with La7, first as host of the political news program Coffee Break, then with the Politics editorial staff, alternating work ala Urbano Cairo’s TV with that of correspondent for various RAI programs.
From September 2022 he moves permanently to Enrico Mentana’s TG for which he works at the Central Office and edits “Edicola Piccaluga,” the morning press review, every day.
