Donatella Raffai

Donatella Raffai (8 September 1943 – 10 February 2022) was an Italian radio and television writer and presenter.

Donatella Raffai
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

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.^[1]

In 1971 she debuted as a radio presenter, and she made her television debut in 1980, with the show Chi ci invita?.^[2] 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.^[2][1] 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.^[2][1]

Raffai died after a long illness on 10 February 2022, at the age of 78.^[1]