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.

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.

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.

He mentioned his role in the 1999 Sergiu Nicolaescu-directed Triunghiul morții [ro] (Death Triangle), saying he appeared in the movie because he had serious financial difficulties and was in need of money.

[9] Badea aired a response the same day, which turned the satire on its head by asking a long series of politically inconvenient questions for the president, to which the "it's raining outside" presidential non-answer is played back.