Mircea Badea

Mircea Radu Badea (; born 24 February 1974 in Bucharest, Romania) is a right-wing libertarian conservative 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 co-host of the Tele7ABC ''Bună dimineața, România'' (Good Morning, Romania) morning show. Together with ''Bună dimineața, România'' co-host Teo Trandafir, he went on to work for the Intact Media Group and host a show on Antena 1, called ''Dimineața devreme'' (Early morning), and then hosted another show on Antena 1 called ''Teo și Mircea Șou'' (Teo & Mircea Show). He has also had several film roles as an actor. Badea became the host of ''În gura presei'' on September 13, 2004, originally aired on Antena 1, then on Antena 3. Together with longtime friend Călin Stanciu, he is a co-executive-producer 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 most Romanian media outlets, in particular the coverage of Realitatea TV, Evenimentul Zilei, and România Liberă. In spite of its type of satire, ''În Gura Presei'' and Badea himself have been nominated for a number of entertainment, news, and journalism national and international awards. Provided by Wikipedia