Born on 7 September 1968 in Viareggio. A professional journalist, he joined Mediaset in 1996. He was Editor of the news programme at Studio Aperto and then became Senior Editor and Chief Editor of the political service. From 2007 to 2009, as Deputy Director of Studio Aperto, he held the position of Head of Media Relations of the holding company Mediaset. In October 2009, he became Co-Director and in February 2010 he was appointed Director of news for Italia 1. MEP since 2014.