Italian reporters to protest over boss’s gaffe-filled Olympic commentary

Director of Rai Sport, the state broadcaster, welcomed viewers to wrong stadium and mistook an Italian actor for Mariah CareySports journalists at the Italian state broadcaster are staging a series of protests in response to blunders made by Paolo Petrecca, sports director at Rai, throughout his commentary on the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.Petrecca, who was appointed to the role in 2025, first welcomed viewers to Rome’s Stadio Olimpico instead of Milan’s San Siro, where Friday’s ceremony was held, before mistaking the Italian actor Matilda De Angelis for Mariah Carey and Kirsty Coventry, president of the International Olympic Committee, for Laura Mattarella, daughter of the Italian president. Continue reading...