The Life and Struggles of Franco Di Mare: From Sarajevo to Today

What is Franco Di Mare doing today? The confession of Franco Di Mare on Che tempo che fa has caused not only expressions of affection and closeness but also indignation towards the Rai executives for their behavior after learning about his illness. "Disgusting," the journalist bluntly defined it. Today, Viale Mazzini clarified that the CEO Roberto Sergio and the director general Giampaolo Rossi only became aware last night of the incident of which the host has been a victim. Franco Di Mare, the mission to Sarajevo in 1992 amid depleted uranium bullets. "That's how I got mesothelioma." Retired in 2021, he continued to host the program "Frontiere" on Rai 3 until May 2023. He lives in Rome. With him, in this difficult moment, are his two younger sisters, Lucia and Sara. Franco is the eldest. A journalist like him is Luigi, called Gino, specialized in health and healthcare. The daughter today is 30 years old. Di Mare adopted her in Sarajevo when she was little. He took her from an orphanage and with a Red Cross flight brought her to Italy. In 2015, their story was turned into a Raiuno drama with Beppe Fiorello, loosely based on the journalist's novel "Non chiedere perché." For eight years, he has been romantically involved with Giulia Berdini, 33 years old. They met at the Rai headquarters in Saxa Rubra. Giulia was the head of catering at the internal bar. Franco was previously married to Alessandra. Colleagues Pietro Raschillà and Paola Miletich, long-time authors for Di Mare, are close to him. But also Rosa Anna Pastore. And then there's Jean Pierre El Kozeh, who is also his agent. All united in this difficult moment.