Milena Boccadoro
Milena Boccadoro was an Italian journalist, for a long time a presenter and head of service at Rai's regional newsroom (Testata giornalistica regionale, Tgr) for Piedmont. She died on 12 November 2026 at the age of 70, after an illness.[1][2]
Career
A professional journalist since 1988, she had joined Rai thanks to a scholarship and had worked in Milan and Genoa, in particular on the Tg1 specials produced by Enzo Biagi.[1]
She later moved to the Turin newsroom, where she became one of the faces of Tgr Piemonte and of Tg Leonardo (a Rai science news programme). For years she covered regional news, with particular attention to the environment, social issues and culture, presenting the regional news programme for a long time, of which she had become head of service.[1]
She had left Rai in 2021 to retire.[1][2]
Activities after retirement
After retiring she had continued to work on gender equality and the environment, collaborating with Legambiente and with outlets such as Ingenere and Dislivelli. She had also taught a course at the University of Turin.[1][2]
Death
Boccadoro died during the night between 11 and 12 November 2026, a few months after turning 70 on 29 September. Her body lay in state at San Vito Hospital; the funeral was held at the Monumental Cemetery.[1]
Tgr's chief editor Francesco Marino remembered the journalist as «a serious, meticulous professional, always attentive to social issues». Colleagues who also paid tribute to her included Orlando Perera, with whom Boccadoro had alternated for years presenting the regional news programme, and Elisabetta Terigi.[2]
Timeline
- — Milena Boccadoro, a veteran journalist of Rai's Tgr Piemonte, where she had worked from 1988 to 2021, dies at 70. la Repubblica Torino TorinoToday
Sources
- Milena Boccadoro morta, storico volto della Tgr Piemonte — la Repubblica Torino, 12 November 2026
- Morta giornalista Rai Milena Boccadoro — TorinoToday, 12 November 2026