Emblematic figure of screens –
Journalist Massimo Lorenzi retires
After 37 years at RTS, Massimo Lorenzi announced this Tuesday that he was retiring from his functions. He will leave at the end of the next Winter Olympics in 2026.
Published today at 4:02 p.m.
Massimo Lorenzo has become one of the most popular faces of RTS.
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Massimo Lorenzi, one of the most popular faces of Swiss Radio and Television, has announced his retirement and will leave his position at the end of the next Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina, in February 2026. After 37 years at the On the screen and at the helm of RTS, the Italian-Swiss journalist will have presented all the television news and launched various magazine shows, before taking the reins of the Sports editorial team.
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“I am incredibly lucky to have been able to follow such an exciting and diverse career. I will leave totally convinced by the need to preserve a quality and varied public service in Switzerland. The RTS and the SSR constitute an essential glue for this country,” underlines Massimo Lorenzi this Tuesday in a press release from the RTS. The future former editor-in-chief will have worked for more than half of the years of existence of French-speaking television, which has just celebrated its 70th anniversary.
The announcement of his retirement was made to journalists from the sports editorial team this Tuesday. The launch of the recruitment process for the person who will succeed him and whose name should be known in the summer of 2025.
Massimo Lorenzi, born in 1961 in Italy, began his career in 1986 at the newspaper The Swiss. He then joined Télévision Suisse Romande (TSR) in 1989 where he collaborated on TJ Midi, TJ Night and to Present timebefore becoming presenter of the main TSR news, the TJ Eveningfrom 1993 to 1998.
In 1999, the journalist worked for the sociocultural magazine Viva. In 2001, he launched the magazines In other words et Head elsewhere. He also participates in the development of Pass me the binoculars. Later, he took responsibility for training the trainees and then returned to the air as co-producer and co-presenter of the show. Infrared. In 2008, he assumed the role of coordinator of Euro 2008 for TSR and was immediately named editor-in-chief of the sports editorial team.
When TSR and RSR united to become RTS, Massimo Lorenzi was responsible for merging the television, radio and digital sports editorial teams. He is still in management now.
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Mathilde Schott is a freelance journalist within the digital unit of Tamedia. She has just obtained her Master’s degree from the Academy of Journalism and Media (AJM) at the University of Neuchâtel.More info
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