Overview
- Italian media reported that Castellotti died in Turin on 5 February at the age of 86.
- For decades he served as the Turin correspondent for Rai’s 90° Minuto, becoming closely associated with coverage of Torino and Juventus.
- He joined Rai in the 1970s, reported from multiple editions of the Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup, and received the 1975 Premio Saint Vincent from President Giovanni Leone.
- He retired from broadcasting in 1999, later directing the online outlet Il Dossier and remaining involved with the journalists’ federation Fnsi until 2006.
- Torino FC and owner Urbano Cairo issued an official remembrance, while colleagues including Carlo Nesti praised his measured style and cultural impact, echoed by Teo Teocoli’s parody character Gianduia Vettorello.