| Donatella Raffai | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 8 September 1943 (1943-09-08) Fabriano, Italy |
| Died | 10 February 2022 (2022-02-11) (aged 78) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Radio and television writer and presenter |
Donatella Raffai (8 September 1943 – 10 February 2022) was an Italian radio and television writer and presenter.
Life and career
Born in Fabriano on 8 September 1943, Raffai started her career as a public relations manager for RCA and as an image consultant for several singers, notably Mia Martini and Nada.
In 1971 she debuted as a radio presenter, and she made her television debut in 1980, with the show Chi ci invita?. After co-writing and co-hosting with Corrado Augias the Rai 3 program Telefono giallo, the popularity among the general public came in 1989, with the Rai 3 true-crime program about missing persons Chi l'ha visto? [it], that she wrote and hosted until 1994 and for which she was awarded a Premio Regia Televisiva [it] and a Telegatto. In the following years she presented several programs, until her last work, Giallo 4, that she wrote and hosted between 1999 and 2000 on Rete 4.
Raffai died after a long illness on 10 February 2022, at the age of 78.
References
- ^ "È morta Donatella Raffai, storica conduttrice di 'Chi l'ha visto?'". La Repubblica (in Italian). 10 February 2022. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. "Raffai, Donatella". Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. p. 593. ISBN 881150466X.
