The disagreement between two legends of Italian radio is back in the news. Linus and Claudio Cecchetto. The relationship between the two (never idyllic) was already in 1995, when Cecchetto he gave up “his” radio deejay, then entrusted to the artistic direction of Linus. Now, after the broadcast of the documentary “People from Cecchetto” on Rai 1, a swipe from Linus it reopened old wounds that had never fully healed. And the young creator also intervened in his father's defense Jody Cecchetto. Let's see the full story below.
New disagreements between Linus and Claudio Cecchetto
A harmless documentary was enough break the bank. The TV film about Claudio Cecchetto's career entitled “People from Cecchetto” was recently broadcast on Rai 1 and quickly caused a sensation the toxic reaction of the former colleague Linus. In fact, the host of Radio Deejay explained during a live broadcast on “Deejay Calls Italy”. “very little interesting” the documentary and even In the end he called me a “fool” to the unfortunate Cecchetto. But to understand the origins of this story, we need to take a step back.
The disagreements between Linus and Claudio Cecchetto were born in 1995 when he left Radio Deejay (his creation) and Linus took his place as the station's artistic director. “I left because I understood that they killed me”, Cecchetto explained years ago, adding that he wasn't at all surprised by Linus' decision to stay (“I didn't expect anything else”). But according to recent statements from Linus himself, released during an episode of Peter Gomez's “The Confession,” he and Claudio were not I never got along well.
“I have to be sincere, there was never a great friendship”The spokesman for Radio Deejay explained: “I understand the hatred that has been against me for a long time … but I took over a radio station that had a turnover of 5 million and now makes 60.” That always bothered him a lot..
The words of Jody Cecchetto
And now, somewhat surprisingly, the bitterness between the former colleagues has come to the surface again. This time Claudio Cecchetto could also count on itSupporting his son Jody, who intervened in his defense through a lengthy Instagram post. “He is the person thanks to whom you essentially exist and Radio Deejay exists,” said the boy, “for that reason alone, without taking anything else into account, I don't think he's that stupid.”. Shortly thereafter, Linus tried to tone down the controversy. But by then the damage had already been done.