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Ilustración editorial del nuevo estudio televisivo inaugurado en Saxa Rubra, Roma. · Erick Prometeo Media

A studio bearing Baudo name celebrates shared television memory

Rai inaugurated at Saxa Rubra in Rome a new studio dedicated to Pippo Baudo that will host Ballando con le stelle from Saturday, October 3 on Rai 1, in a…

--- The context --- Giving a studio the name of Pippo Baudo turns an institutional ceremony into a tribute to shared memory. His figure embodies public service television able to gather different audiences and to move several generations at once. That memory became tangible at the threshold. The most iconic archive images from his career, projected across the full screen, welcomed those present and filled the occasion with palpable emotion. --- The facts --- The inauguration took place at the Rai Centre of Saxa Rubra in Rome, with a newly built studio dedicated to Baudo. It is the first studio created from scratch by Rai since 1990. The venue will host Ballando con le stelle, in prime time on Rai 1 from Saturday, October 3. Board members Roberto Natale, Alessandro Di Majo, Simona Agnes and Federica Frangi attended, with assistant Dina Minna and chaplain Giuseppe Falabella; children Tiziana and Alessandro were absent. --- The positions --- Chief executive Giampaolo Rossi argued that Baudo, through his talent, his authority and his ability to interpret the feeling of the nation, accompanied generations of Italians and transformed television into a place of encounter and cultural growth. Rossi added that his professional and human legacy remains a reference for public service and for those who believe in a screen able to speak to everyone and bring people together. --- What remains unknown --- What other cultural uses the studio will host beyond its first announced production has not been detailed, nor whether the family will join later events linked to the dedication. --- Unanswered questions --- Will this space keep alive the bond between generations that defined the career of Baudo? Will it open to initiatives of cultural encounter with audiences? Will Tiziana and Alessandro join any future celebration? --- EPM analysis --- The gesture recognises a deeply rooted emotional inheritance and places it inside a facility built to keep producing. The emotion at the entrance shows the tribute was no cold formality but a welcome laden with memories. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, dedicating the studio to Baudo succeeds because it turns remembrance into a present commitment to television as a common good. His name recalls that public service endures when it speaks to everyone without losing closeness, and that a shared screen can still unite generations. The challenge will be for programming born there to honour that inheritance with quality, openness and community spirit before the Italian public across the coming seasons and beyond.
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