Federica Sciarelli destroyed by this sudden mourning: the entire editorial team of “Chi l’ha visto” is stricken with pain
Immense sorrow for the death of a person like this who over the years has brought the world to the top flag of journalism of investigation. A war correspondent in the Balkans in the 1990s, this well-known face from the small screen had long since disappeared from TV and the news.
The terrible event happened on May 17, 2024. The announcement of his passing was made by his family. His funeral will be held at 2pm on Monday 20 May in the Church of the Artists in Montesanto also known as the Basilica of Santa Maria in Piazza del Popolo in Rome.
One of the most beloved journalism professionals ever left public television and all of us. This event and the trail of controversy it brought with it has shocked our world of communication, and beyond. As many will have understood we are talking about journalist Franco Di Mare. What happened to him? Let’s find out together.
Journalism, goodbye Rai: well-known TV face quits, and forever
There editorial team of “Who has seen it” and the Rai management are saddened by what happened. Only a few days ago, during what today turns out to be his last television appearance, the journalist showed himself as he was today affected by the long and insidious illness that struck him and for which there is currently no cure even if research seems to be proceeding in this direction.
Yes, it is one of the smiles turned off most loved on TV. Born in 1955, Franco Di Mare was a correspondent for Tg2 and the historic face of the Rai programs “Frontiere” and “Uno Mattina” and, finally, Director of Rai Tre. His professionalism and his great storytelling ability have made him one of the most loved hosts ever by the general public.
A man with a heart of gold, everyone surely remembers his choice to adopt a little girl from Sarajevo during the war in the Balkans in ’92 who today is a fulfilled woman whose name is Stella. Known to the general public also for his social and civil commitment, his career, like his life, was marked by war in the Balkans.
Therefore, the trail of death that began more than 30 years ago does not abate: the war in the Balkans claims another victim. As the well-known journalist said during his last appearance, one thing would have caused the death of this beloved presenter form of cancer very serious.
It was through Fabio Fazio’s microphones on “Che tempo che fa” that his admirers were able to see a different Franco Di Mare tested by the disease. The man who has been away from the scene for some time thus greeted everyone. Connecting with tubes in his nose necessary to make him breathe, the journalist and family man explained that he suffers from Mesothelioma.
It would be a disease that would have a very long incubation period, even 30 years. The journalist would be fell ill during his work while he was talking about the conflict in Yugoslavia because he seems to have breathed in the asbestos particles in the air like many other people present in the conflict country in those days.
It was the beloved TV professional himself who revealed on this occasion that he had little time left to live. However, the journalist also revealed that he felt abandoned by Rai after getting sick. Two days before his death he married his partner of eight years, Giulia Berdini.
