rewrite this title to 1 title in English in formal tone Italians Pay Final Respects to Pippo Baudo, Their ‘King of Television’

Summarize and humanize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in EnglishFor some five decades Pippo Baudo was the face of Italy’s national broadcaster, RAI. His death on Saturday unleashed a wave of accolades and tears.