(Re)Covering America and Italian American Day | Italics @cunytv
(Re)Covering America and Italian American Day | Italics  @cunytv
Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
On this episode of Italics, our guests are Maria Teresa Cometto and Glauco Maggi, authors of the book (Re)Covering America. Italian journalists, husband and wife, and longtime New York residents, they recount their experiences traveling across the United States on two coast-to-coast road trips as special correspondents for the Italian Cultural Institute of New York.
Then, we travel to Albany for Italian American Day, presented by the New York Conference of Italian American State Legislators.

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Guest List:
Anthony Julian Tamburri - Host, Italics
Maria Teresa Cometto - Journalist/Author, Independent
Glauco Maggi - Journalist/Author, Independent
Angelo J. Morinello - NYIACSL, President
Marc Coppola - Actor, Producer & DJ, Independent
Kyle Palmieri - Ice hockey player, NY Islanders Right Wing


Recording Date
04/10/2026
First Air Date
06/22/2026

Italics, Television for the Italian American Experience is a monthly presentation in the CUNY Presents timeslot that features prominent Italian Americans in the arts, business, government, sports, academia, and more. Each episode explores various aspects of the Italian diaspora, Italian-American history and traditions, contemporary Italian-American life, and takes a projected look at the future of the Italian-American community.

Italics is hosted by Anthony Julian Tamburri, Dean of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of Queens College/CUNY and Distinguished Professor of European Languages and Literatures.

Italics is now in its third decade serving the Italian-American community and those interested in Italian-American history and culture. Italics is co-produced in collaboration with the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute.

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