Andrea Barbato

Andrea Barbato (7 March 1934 – 12 February 1996) was an Italian journalist, politician, author, broadcaster, and screenwriter.

Barbato was born in Rome. He started his career in journalism in 1956 working as a correspondent for the BBC. He also started writing for periodicals and newspapers, including L'espresso and Il Giorno, in 1968 he was hired by RAI and worked as speaker for the twelve o'clock news edition at telegiornale. In 1971 he began working for La Stampa and was later appointed deputy editor of La Repubblica.

Barbato died in 1996 from surgery complications because of a malformation of the abdominal aorta. He was married to actress Ivana Monti and had two sons.