Minas Gerais radio is in mourning. Milton Naves, former narrator and presenter of Itatiaia, passed away this Saturday (16), in Belo Horizonte, at the age of 70. He will be laid to rest from 3pm to 7pm, at the Funeral House, located at Avenida Afonso Pena, nº 2,158, in the Negócios neighborhood, Central-South region of Belo Horizonte, this Saturday (16).
was born in Ilicínea, in the south of Minas, on December 26, 1955. While still a child, he moved with his family to Alfenas. Since he was 10 years old, he expressed his desire to be a sportscaster.
Exactly for this reason, he made a point of starting his broadcasts with the phrase that marked him forever: “I’m doing what I like, broadcasting a ball game”.
Owner of a powerful voice, he had his first experience as a radio presenter at 17. Milton competed for a position at Rádio Cultura de Alfenas and beat 34 university students, when he was still in high school.
On February 27, 1977, he broadcast the first game of his career: Flamengo/RJ X Caldense, for the Taça Cidade de Alfenas, at the inauguration of the Francisco Leite Vilela Stadium. That day, he narrated the plays of stars like Junior, Carlos Alberto Torres, Adilio and Tita.
It didn’t take long for Milton Naves to be noticed by major broadcasters in the capital Belo Horizonte. In 1979 he was hired by Rádio Guarani. Less than a year later, he was already in Itatiaia, after an invitation from Osvaldo Faria, hired to be narrator, editor, presenter and reporter.
Respected for his impartiality, Milton Naves consolidated a successful career in Itatiaia: he remained on the air for four decades and earned the slogan “Show de Bola”.
During this period, he commanded Rádio Esportes, the leading audience program at lunchtime. He last presented the program on 06/30/2022. Versatile and versatile, he was also the main presenter of the Guará Trophy, the main award in Minas Gerais sport.
In more than four decades of career, “Show de Bola” covered 9 . The first in 1982, in Spain, and the last in 2018, in Russia. During this period, the only absence was in the 1986 World Cup. Of the 9 World Cups, he narrated 6 finals, including the first half of the 2002 decision between Germany and Germany, in Japan, the year of the Brazilian team’s fifth world championship.
At home, he kept, with affection and pride, all the credentials of the major events he covered. Milton Naves participated in 13 editions of the Copa América and traveled to approximately 50 countries.
