Giammarco Menga (born 11 November 1990) is an Italian sports journalist and author.[1][2][3][4]

Giammarco Menga
Born (1990-11-11) 11 November 1990 (age 33)
NationalityItalian
EmployerMediaset

Early life and education edit

Menga had his graduation from Liceo Scientifico dell'Aquila and then joined the Faculty of Literature at the Sapienza University of Rome and obtained a degree course in Modern Literature, publishing and journalism.[5]

Career edit

Giammarco had his television debut at the age of 11 at Teleabruzzo. He then worked with laQtv, Tvsei and wrote for IlCentro newspaper, writing about sports.[6][1] Giammarco got an opportunity to present his book at Mediaset in 2016 and later joined them as sports correspondent in central and southern Italy.[7][8] He worked at SportsMediaset for three years as a journalist, envoy and as a specialist on football transfer market.[9] He also worked with Premium Sports[10][11] and for Mattino Cinque for the morning programme on Canale 5.[12][13][14] Since 2016, Menga has been a press officer and video reporter for the Zanetti Football Training Camp.[15][16]

Since September 2021 has been a reporter of the TV programs Quarto grado and Dritto e rovescio broadcast on Rete 4.[17]

He is co-author of the autobiography of Bruno Conti, Un gioco da ragazzi, published in March 2022 by Rizzoli Libri and with the introduction by Francesco Totti.[18]

In summer 2023 the book was the winner of the Premio Selezione Bancarella Sport, arriving as the second classified in the final.[19][20] The next September, the book was the winner of the Premio Grandi Lettori at the competition of sport literature Invictus.[21]

Publications and documentaries edit

  • Sportivamente D'Annunzio (2016) ISBN 8864022821[22][23]
  • Sportivamente d’Annunzio – Focus Mediaset (2019)[24]
  • Il Postino sogna sempre 2 volte - Short Film (Veleno Production, 2019) [25]
  • Il Vate armato - Focus (2020)[26]

Awards edit

  • 51st Coni Award at Literary Competition for special reports in Non-Fiction Category for writing Sportivamente D’Annunzio,[27] 2019
  • Best emerging Sports Journalist in Andrea Fortunato National Award.,[28] December 2021
  • Best young correspondent 2020 at "Giuseppe Luconi" National Journalism Award.[29]
  • Premio Nazionale of Journalism "Angelo Maria Palmieri", Junior Category, 2013
  • Trofeo Pegasus Literary Awards, with the essay Sportivamente d'Annunzio, 2022
  • Inviato dell'anno, Lifestyle Awards, 2022[30]
  • Winner of the 2023 Premio Selezione Bancarella Sport with “Un gioco da ragazzi” together with Bruno Conti.[31]
  • Winner of the 2023 Grandi Lettori Premio letterario sportivo Invictus with "Un gioco da ragazzi" together with Bruno Conti[32]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Libri: Menga E il Suo Sportivmente D'Annunzio Il 'Vate' Nelle Parole Del Giornalista Aquilano". AbruzzoWeb (in Italian). Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  2. ^ Juve, sfida al Napoli per Politano – Sportmediaset (in Italian), retrieved 16 September 2019
  3. ^ "Mediaset – Menga: "Martedì giornata chiave per Ronaldo alla Juve. Florentino dovrebbe annunciare addio CR7. Vi sveliamo la cifra della commissione che i bianconeri corrisponderanno a Mendes..."". Tutto Juve (in Italian). Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  4. ^ L'Aquila e l'Abruzzo 10 anni dopo – Mattino Cinque Video, retrieved 24 September 2019
  5. ^ "Giammarco Menga: intervista al giornalista sportivo under 30 s". Mangiatori di Cervello (in Italian). 29 November 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Giammarco Menga, dall'Aquila a Mediaset Premium: "Ci vuole passione infinita e miglioramento continuo"". Il Faro 24! (in Italian). 11 January 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Giammarco Menga tra sport e vita privata: come diventare un top-player". SuperNews (in Italian). 18 January 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  8. ^ Ultim'ora: un bimbo nella neve – Mattino Cinque Video, retrieved 24 September 2019
  9. ^ "Lo scudetto sul petto compie 100 anni: fu un'idea di d'Annunzio - Sportmediaset". Sportmediaset.it (in Italian). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Giammarco menga". Overtime Festival (in Italian). 25 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Ronaldinho: "Milan da Champions, Dybala nella top 10" – Premium Sport HD". premiumsporthd.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  12. ^ Giuseppe, Francesca DI (12 August 2019). "Torna Mattino 5 dal 9 settembre". WebMagazine24 (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Menga (Mediaset): Ormai lo stato del Calciomercato è ipertrofico". Sporteconomy (in Italian). 17 January 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Nuova Avventura Per Il Giornalista Aquilano Menga: Esordio A Mattino 5 Con La Passione Di Sempre". AbruzzoWeb (in Italian). 12 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Home". javierzanetti.malta-vacanze.it (in Italian). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  16. ^ "Zanetti Football Training Camp: MTA e Javier Zanetti ancora insieme!". Conventions Malta (in Italian). 6 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  17. ^ "Inchiesta: corrompono i farmacisti per il green pass".
  18. ^ "Bruno Conti si racconta in "Un gioco da ragazzi. Dalla Roma alla Nazionale, il mio calcio di una volta"". 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  19. ^ "Premio Bancarella 2023, vince Francesca Giannone". 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  20. ^ "A Sara Simeoni e Marco Franzelli il 60/o Premio Bancarella Sport". Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  21. ^ "Premio Letterario Sportivo Invictus, presentata 4^ edizione". Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  22. ^ Carioti, Antonio (9 December 2019). "E Gabriele d'Annunzio inventò lo scudetto". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  23. ^ Menga, Giammarco (2016). Sportivamente D'Annunzio: il vate tra sport, giornalismo e letteratura. Fuori collana (in Italian). Roma: Edizioni Croce. ISBN 9788864022826.
  24. ^ "Sportivamente D'Annunzio". Mediaset Play. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  25. ^ Il postino sogna sempre due volte - Backstage, retrieved 17 March 2020
  26. ^ "Gabriele D'Annunzio - Focus.it". www.focus.it. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  27. ^ "I vincitori del 51° Concorso Letterario". Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  28. ^ "Premio Andrea Fortunato: l'impegno di Malagò, Gravina e Balata per il passaporto ematico". corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). 3 December 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  29. ^ "Premio Giornalistico Luconi: Aquilano Menga Miglior "Giovane Inviato" | Ultime notizie di cronaca Abruzzo". Abruzzo Web (in Italian). 7 September 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  30. ^ "Lifestyle Awards 2022: I vincitori". Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  31. ^ "Comunicato Stampa – 60 Anni Di Bancarella Sport: Ecco La Sestina!". 6 May 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  32. ^ "Davide De Zan con "Pantani per sempre" vince la IV edizione del Premio Invictus". Retrieved 10 September 2023.