Leda Nagle

Leda Nagle
Nagle at the 25th Prêmio da Música Brasileira, 2015
Born (1951-01-05) January 5, 1951 (age 73)
Alma materFederal University of Juiz de Fora
Occupation(s)journalist,writer,actress television presenter
Employer(s)Rede Globo (1977-89)
Rede Manchete (1989-1993
SBT (1993-1995)
TVE Brasil (1996-2007)
TV Brasil(2007-2016)

Leda Maria Linhares Nagle (born 5 January 1951) is a Brazilian journalist, writer, actress and television presenter.[1] She hosted the program Sem Censura at TV Brasil for over 20 years.

Life and career

Nagle was born in Juiz de Fora. She moved to Rio de Janeiro after graduating in journalism at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora,where she also had a brief stint as actress at Grupo Divulgação.[2] She was the chief interviewer at TV Globo's Jornal Hoje; later she became anchor for the newsprogram. Nagle worked for TV Globo from 1977 to 1989,[3] being the second longest-serving woman anchor for Jornal Hoje, only surpassed by Sandra Annemberg.

After leaving Globo, she went to Rede Manchete to present Jornal da Manchete afternoon edition. She also hosted a morning interview show at SBT in Rio de Janeiro, Agenda. The journalist also worked on radio and for the Ministry of Education, Unesco and other organizations' projects.[3]

From 1994 to 2016 she presented the interview show Sem Censura, first at TVE Brasil, and later on TV Brasil.

In December 2016, Nagle was fired from TV Brasil. The decision was stated by Laerte Rímoli, president of Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC). In March 2017, Nagle started a YouTube channel.[4]

Personal life

She is the mother of actor Duda Nagle[3] and cousin of the writer and politician Fernando Gabeira.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Leda Nagle comemora 40 anos na televisão: 'Não vi o tempo passar'". Ego (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  2. ^ "Grupo Divulgação faz 45 anos e realiza semana especial de arte e cultura | Arquivo de Notícias – UFJF".
  3. ^ a b c "LEDA NAGLE - PRÓ-TV". www.museudatv.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  4. ^ "Leda Nagle estreia canal no Youtube após saída da TV Brasil". CLAUDIA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  5. ^ "A literatura de pijama". Tribuna do Norte. Retrieved 2018-07-11.