Robert Turcescu

Robert Turcescu (born May 3, 1975) is a Romanian journalist, politician, TV presenter, media critic, radio personality, singer-songwriter.

Robert Turcescu
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
20 December 2016
Personal details
Born (1975-05-03) 3 May 1975
Pitești, Romania
NationalityRomanian
Political partyPeople's Movement Party (2016-present)
European People's Party (2016-present)
Alma materUniversity of Bucharest
Occupation
  • journalist
  • politician
Robert Turcescu
MediumTelevision, radio, Internet, music, press
NationalityRomanian
Years active1993–present
Subject(s)Mass media/news media/Media criticism, music, Romanian politics, current events, religion, race relations,
Notable works and rolesPop Rock & Show, Curierul naţional (National Courier), (1993)
A-M. Press
(reporter), (1994)
Radio Total (Total Radio) (reporter),(1996–1998)
Europa FM (editor) (2000)
TVR Telematinal (Morning TV show)(presenter, 2001)
100%(host, 2003–present)
MagazineDilema (Dilemma)(contributor, 2003–present)
România în direct (Romania live)(media proprietor, 2000–present)
Websitewww.turcescu.ro

Early life and education

Born in Piteşti, he attended the Ion Brătianu High School there, followed by the Superior School of Journalism in Bucharest, which he finished in 1997. The following year, he graduated from the University of Bucharest's Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences.[1]

Journalism

Turcescu began his career in 1993 as a writer for the magazine Pop Rock & Show and for the newspaper Curierul naţional. The following year, the news agency A-M. Press hired him as a reporter. From 1996 to 1998, he worked as a reporter for Radio Total, advancing to editor-in-chief that year. In 2000, he became editor-in-chief at Europa FM, and since that year he has hosted the show România în direct there. In 2001 he was a presenter for TVR's Telematinal and an editor at Evenimentul Zilei. Since 2003 he has written for the magazine Dilema.[1] He hosted 100% on Realitatea TV from that year until 2010.[1][2] He has continued hosting his show at the B1 TV starting with the end of September 2010.[3] He was also editor-in-chief of Cotidianul in 2004–05.[1]

He is the host of 100%, a political one-to-one talk-show that aired on Realitatea TV and B1 TV. He participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song Un refren.[4]

Awards

He has received a number of awards. For instance, in 2002 the National Audiovisual Council named România în direct the best radio talk show, while in 2004, the Association of Television Professionals granted 100% an award for best television talk show.[1]

Undercover agent

Turcescu is best known for confessing in 2014 to being an undercover agent of a military secret service in Romania while posing as a freelance journalist for several years,[5] thus raising concerns about the penetration of the secret security services in the media sector of Romania.[6]

Politics

In the Romanian local elections of 2016, Turcescu ran for mayor of Bucharest, supported by the People's Movement Party (PMP); he placed 4th, with 6.46% of the votes. Then, he became PMP's vice-president and interim president of the Bucharest branch. Turcescu won a seat in the Chamber of Deputies on PMP's party list in the 2016 legislative elections.

Notes
  1. (in Romanian) Profile at realitatea.net; accessed August 16, 2010
  2. (in Romanian) Mircea Reştea, "Robert Turcescu a părăsit Realitatea Media" ("Robert Turcescu Leaves Realitatea Media"), Cotidianul, August 16, 2010; accessed August 16, 2010
  3. (in Romanian) Announcement of the move to B1 TV; accessed September 18, 2010
  4. http://adevarul.ro/entertainment/muzica/video-robertturcescu-eurovisionul-intinerit-casa-presei-20-ani-1_513cbba800f5182b85eecec8/index.html
  5. http://business-review.eu/featured/journalist-robert-turcescu-causes-public-outcry-by-confessing-he-was-an-undercover-army-officer-70650
  6. Freedom House, Romania, 2014
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