Today (February 16th) marks the return of "La vita in diretta", the program hosted by Alberto Matano and aired on Rai 1 from Monday to Friday starting at 5:05 PM. From current events to crime stories, the host delves into the latest news with many guests in the studio. Among these is Rita Dalla Chiesa, a television host and deputy.
Origins
Rita Dalla Chiesa was born in Casoria, in the province of Naples, on August 31, 1947 (she is therefore 76 years old). She is the first daughter of the general of the Carabinieri Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa (1920-1982) and Dora Fabbo (1924-1978), the general's first wife. She has two brothers, Nando (a writer) and Simona (a politician). Rita lost her father at the age of 35, killed in a mafia attack, after losing her mother 4 years earlier due to a heart attack.
In the seventies she married a Carabinieri officer, Roberto Cirese, with whom she had a daughter, Giulia.
Father Carlo Alberto
Carlo Alberto dalla Chiesa (1920-1982) was an Italian Carabinieri general, known above all for his commitment in the fight against terrorism during the years of lead and against the mafia in Sicily. He became a national symbol of commitment against organized crime. After playing a key role in the fight against terrorism, in 1982 he was appointed prefect of Palermo. However, his assignment had a tragic end: on September 3, 1982, just a few months after his arrival in Sicily, he was assassinated in a mafia ambush along with his second wife Emanuela Setti Carraro and escort officer Domenico Russo. His death deeply shook Italian public opinion.
Television career
After her father's death, she made her television debut in 1983 by hosting "Vediamoci sul Due", broadcast on Rai 2. In the 1985/1986 season, she hosted, along with Fabrizio Frizzi, "Pane e marmellata", a show for children. She continued her television career by moving to Rete 4, where she hosted "Parlamento in" from 1986 to 1988, and then "Forum" on Canale 5 from 1988, the program that made her extremely popular. She concluded her first experience at Forum in 1997. She hosted several prime-time programs always on Mediaset networks, such as "Il trucco c'è" or the reality show "C'era una volta la fattoria" in 2002.
In the 2002/2003 season, she made a brief return to Rai by participating in "I fatti vostri", a show by Michele Guardì aired on Rai 2. From 2003 she returned to host Forum until 2013, when she left the program due to conflicts with the production and accepted a job offer at LA7, debuting as a juror for Miss Italia 2013.
In 2015 she hosted "La Posta del Cuore" with her ex-husband Fabrizio Frizzi. In 2018 she hosted a program on Rete 4, "Ieri oggi italiani" and, from September 15 of the same year, she is a commentator on "Italia sì" on Rai 1.
Marriage to Fabrizio Frizzi
During the period of "Pane e marmellata" (1985-1986) she began a relationship with Fabrizio Frizzi, the other host of the program, whom she married for the second time in 1992. The two then separated in 1998, divorcing in 2002, but remained on good terms. When the beloved host died in 2018, Rita Dalla Chiesa stated: "In life you have only one great love, he was mine".
Politics
In 2022 she decided to run in the political elections of September 25, being nominated in the center-right coalition among the ranks of Forza Italia. She was elected deputy in the single-member district of Molfetta with 40.52% of the preferences. She has been part of the Rai Supervisory Commission since March 14, 2023 and from April of the same year she became vice president of the FI group in the Chamber.
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