Emilio Fede, a 94-year-old former TV anchorman for late, ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset network, is in a critical condition at the San Fedele care home at Segrate, near Milan, sources said on Tuesday.
His daughters Simona and Sveva are with him, the sources said.
Fede was a close friend of Berlusconi's and one of his most ardent supporters.
He had a series of legal problems after retiring as a journalist and was convicted of involvement in bringing prostitutes to parties at Berlusconi's home at Arcore, near Milan.
