César Mascetti

César Alberto Mascetti (9 December 1941 – 4 October 2022) was an Argentine journalist and television news host. He worked for Channel 13 starting in 1971 and presented the network's Telenoche program until his retirement in 2003.

Early life Mascetti was born in San Pedro, Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 9 December 1941. His father, César Sr., headed the San Pedro newspaper El independiente, having succeeded Mascetti's grandfather, Alejandro, who established the paper in 1892. Mascetti studied journalism at the National University of La Plata, before starting his career in his home town.

Career After working for his family's paper, Mascetti was hired by Clarín in 1965 to work in graphics, and consequently relocated to Buenos Aires. After retiring from Telenoche in 2004, they worked together on the radio program Mónica y César on Radio del Plata. He was 80, and had bile duct cancer prior to his death.