Paolo Petrecca Resigns After Error-Filled Olympic Commentary
Paolo Petrecca resigned as the director of Rai Sport following a series of embarrassing on-air errors during the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.The broadcast, which reached 9.2 million viewers, featured several high-profile mistakes including misidentifying singer Mariah Carey and welcoming the audience to the wrong stadium.This resignation follows a strike by journalists and intense criticism from the Italian opposition regarding the political ties between
Paolo Petrecca and
Giorgia Meloni.