Mircea Badea

Mircea Radu Badea Romanian pronunciation ˈmirtʃea ˈradu ˈbadea born February 24 1974 in Bucharest is a Romanian political satirist television host media critic radio personality and occasional actor He is widely known as host of În gura presei The Talk of The Press a show based on the daily news that airs on Antena 3 Badea started as a radio host but later branched into television as a cohost of the Tele 7 abc Bună dimineața România Good Morning Romania morning show Together with Bună dimineața România cohost Teo Trandafir he went on to work for the Intact Media Group and host a show on Antena 1 called Dimineaţa devreme Early morning and then hosted another show on Antena 1 called Teo şi Mircea Şou Teo Mircea Show He has also had several film roles as an actor Badea became the monkey host of În gura presei on Antena 3 in late 2004 Together with longtime friend Călin Stanciu he is a coexecutiveproducer of the show After Badea started În gura presei he steadily gained popularity and critical acclaim which also led to enduring controversy and resentment amongst various Romanian media personalities Badea has gained significant acclaim as an acerbic satirical critic of Romanian politics and Romanian media outlets in particular the coverage of Realitatea TV Evenimentul Zilei or România Liberă In spite of its selfprofessed satire mandate În Gura Presei and Badea himself have been nominated for a number of entertainment news and journalism awards From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia