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PD (2007–2018) Sergio Wolmar Zavoli (21 September 1923 – 4 August 2020) was an Italian journalist and politician.

Biography

From 1947 to 1962, Zavoli worked as a radio journalist for

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; later he also conducted some television programs. He was president of the RAI from 1980 to 1986 and in 1981, he published his first book, ''Socialista di Dio'', which won the Bancarella Award. Once he resigned as president, he continued both his television and literary career. In 2001, he was elected Senator for the

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and held office until 2018. For the "extraordinary contribution made to the cause of Italian journalism", on 26 March 2007, the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy of the

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awarded him an honorary degree in specialist publishing, multimedia communication and journalism. He has also served as Chairman of the RAI Supervision Commission from 4 February 2009 until 14 March 2013, succeeded by

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. Zavoli died in

on August 4, 2020, aged 96.Addio a Sergio Zavoli, l'intellettuale della televisione

References

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