Michele Santoro is the author and presenter of Servizio Pubblico, a multiplatform current affairs discussion programme. He is one of the most experienced and well-known TV journalists in Italy, having presented over more than two decades a variety of current affairs TV talk shows for both RAI and Mediaset including Samarcanda, Il rosso e il nero(RAI 3), Moby Dick(Italia 1), Il raggio verde(RAI 2) and Annozero(RAI 2). He is the author of Oltre Samarcanda(1992) and Michele chi?(1996).