Toni Capuozzo 1948 – 2026

Biography

Toni Capuozzo was an Italian journalist, war correspondent, writer and television presenter who spent four decades reporting on the world’s conflicts. Born Antonio Capuozzo on December 7, 1948, in Palmanova, in the province of Udine, he began in journalism in 1979 and reported from Nicaragua and the Falklands to Afghanistan, Somalia and Iraq, above all the siege of Sarajevo. He became one of the most recognizable faces of Italian television news on Mediaset, from Tg5 to Studio Aperto and Tg4, and edited and hosted the current affairs programme Terra! from 2000 to 2017. His books included Una piccola guerra, Cos’è la guerra? and Vite di confine. He revealed in October 2026 that he had cancer, and died in Udine on November 12, 2026, aged 77, with his funeral held in Udine the following Monday.