Francesca Cappucci, entertainment journalist, dies at 64

Entertainment journalist Francesca Cappucci died March 30 in Pasadena, after a nine-month battle with stage four metastatic lung cancer. She was 64.

Known for her entertainment and music reporting at KABC-TV in Los Angeles, Cappucci's death has was announced on Legacy.com. The journalist also inspired filmmaker Quentin Tarantino to name a character "" after him, the Italian movie star wife of Leonardo DiCaprio's Rick Dalton.

Cappucci began his career in public affairs, directing public service announcements for the radio station KIQQ radio (K-100). Eventually, she joined Jay Coffey for KIQQ's morning show, and throughout her time, Cappucci gained fans all over Los Angeles.

After her time at KIQQ, she then worked ten years at KABC Chanel 7 Eyewitness News, where she covered entertainment and the arts, interviewing several music legends including Rod Stewart, David Bowie and Michael Jackson. While a journalist, Cappucci also portrayed a reporter on several different television shows, including "The Colbys", "Columbo", "7th Heaven", and "The Practice and Charmed".

Cappucci then gave up reporting after the birth of his eldest son Ian. Cappucci became a devoted mother, urging her sons, Ian and Will, to pursue their passions. In 2018, she produced and co-wrote with Ian a short film, "Not Me", which was screened at several film festivals.

Born June 29, 1958 in Los Angeles, Cappucci attended San Marino High School, and before her career as a journalist, Cappucci attended Loyola Marymount University for two years.

She is survived by her sons Ian and Will, her brother Rafael, her sister Isabella, her six nieces and nephews and nine cousins.

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