Giovanni di Lorenzo (journalist)

'3 past 9', named after its regular airing time) on the family's first black-and-white TV-set, di Lorenzo allegedly announced his wish to someday host the show.

During his senior year of high school, an internship at Hanover's daily newspaper Neue Presse prompted di Lorenzo to pursue a career in journalism.

Di Lorenzo attended Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, where he majored in communication studies, modern history, and political science.

In the aftermath of the European Parliament election on 25 May 2014, he said on a talk show that he had voted twice, once in the Italian consulate and again in a local German school.

He soon made a statement that he was unaware of the law in this case (even though Die Zeit ran an article pointing it out just days earlier) and apologized.