Valarie D'Elia, a longtime travel journalist, died Tuesday after battling ALS. She was 64 years old. D'Elia's death was reported by NY1, where D'Elia became well-known for her "Travel with Val" segments on the local New York news station, where she worked from 1998 to 2017. D'Elia also had her own travel production company and traveled the world p...
READ MOREIt’s no surprise to longtime listeners of the Italian American Podcast just how much we love our Southern Italian roots and this week’s guest, Valarie D’Elia, is seeking to bring our ancestral home to people in a tangible, living way. Valarie is an award-winning multimedia travel journalist and content provider who specializes in both Italy and anc...
READ MORECiao from Rome on lockdown to all the friends of We the Italians. Good morning everyone, I hope you're alright, as well as your families and friends. This is the second editorial I write in quarantine. These are difficult times for everyone. Italy and the United States, the two countries to which I belong, those who gave born to We the Italians, th...
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