Big changes could come to Rai after the controversies that have engulfed Viale Mazzini in recent days.
The last sensational farewell was that of Amadeus, but before that there had been that of Fabio Fazio and Bianca Berlinguer. All the names in the balance.
In recent days, Rai has been overwhelmed by a controversy which has become even more severe given the approach of April 25th. Even Usiraghi, the main internal journalists’ union, intervened against “the control of Rai top management over public service information”, That “It becomes more suffocating every day.”
The case broke out after the failure of the writer Antonio Scurati to participate, who was supposed to read a monologue on April 25, the anniversary of the Liberation from Nazi-Fascism.
There is talk, but there is no official confirmation, of a possible disciplinary measure against Serena Bortone, who decided to read Scurati’s monologue on her program, after Rai’s decision not to broadcast it. Tommaso Foti (FdI) in recent days also called on the journalist to resign.
What future for you in public television? In the context of a series of divorces between Viale Mazzini and historical faces, the question becomes more than legitimate.
Rai: other farewells in sight?
A certainty for next season seems to be that of Massimo Giletti, who has just returned “home” after a period at La7.
The journalist declared that he has no intention of leaving the company that has just welcomed him back.
Another certain fate is that of Eleonora Daniele, who should remain as host of Storie Italiane. However, there are greater doubts about the Sunday lady, Mara Venier, who in recent months has declared that this year’s “it will be my last Domenica In. This time I won’t go back, I want to dedicate myself to the people I love”.
Will it be goodbye to TV forever or just to the Rai Uno Sunday program? We’ll see.
Another farewell that seems unlikely is that of Caterina Balivo, who returned last year to host La Volta Buona, a program initially proposed to Lorella Cuccarini.
She had been away from television for about three years and among the reasons there was also the fear of Covid-19: “A particular situation arose at home. I thought: they have done so much for me, at this point I can give up something, I’ll start over again”, he declared on the occasion of his return to Rai al Corriere.
