Sandro Paternostro

Sandro Paternostro (9 August 1922 – 23 July 2000) was an Italian journalist and television presenter. Biography Born in Palermo, Paternostro began writing for Palermo’s newspaper L'Ora after the war, and then went on to write for other mainstream newspapers before moving to radio in the early 1950s. He then went on to become the foreign correspondent, from numerous capitals of the world, for the Telegiornale Rai–Italian Television's national news. In the 60’s he reported from Bonn, the former capital of West Germany, where he also met and married his first wife Karin. He then went on to Peking during the years of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in China, and he recounted his experiences with great irony in his celebrated book called Qui Pechino in 1971. He continued his work as foreign correspondent for RAI in London, where he reported the news with great professionalism and accuracy, but always with an ironic remark which made him one of the most popular and well loved journalists of his era together with Ruggero Orlando. With this irony he was also famed for his quirky trademarks, such as wearing distinctive British garments, and very fashionable ties and his slicked back jet black dyed hair, which brought about many televised impersonations.