Overview

• Dott. Antonio De Luca told ANSA that Baudo died serenely on 16 August at age 89 after suffering an “indebolimento neurologico” in his legs.
• Longtime friend and lawyer Giorgio Assumma revealed that Baudo spent his final months mostly at home with limited outings, poor eyesight and low mood.
• A public camera ardente opened at Rome’s Teatro delle Vittorie with figures like Fiorello, Laura Pausini and Gianni Morandi paying their respects ahead of funerals scheduled in Militello Val di Catania on 20 August.
• Colleagues and associates issued diverse recollections, from Rosario Fiorello’s proposal of a Pippo statue at Rai headquarters to Pupo’s bittersweet praise and Pino Pagano’s reflections on their 1995 Sanremo episode.
• Reports confirm that his estate will pass to his children, Alessandro and Tiziana, under Italian inheritance law despite the precise value of his patrimony remaining undisclosed.