Who was Francesca Cappucci? Actress and KABC-TV Entertainment Reporter Dead At 64

Francesca Cappucci was a former entertainment reporter who covered several shows for KABC-TV from 1984 to 1998 and interviewed some of the biggest personalities in the music industry including Rod Stewart, David Bowie, Michael Jackson, and more.

She started her career in the media industry started in the public affairs department at KIQQ-FM based in Los Angeles, where she hosted a public affairs interview show, anchored and worked on a morning drive program with Jay Coffey.

Cappucci was also an actress on the side. Her acting credits includes her portraying a reporter on several episodes of many tv shows including Columbo, The Colbys, 7th Heaven, The Practice and Charmed, and more. She also starred as a reporter in Beverly Hills Ninja (1997).

Aside from acting, she was also a good crew member who produced and co-wrote Not Me, a 2018 short film that starred Rudy Pankow. The film was played at several film festivals.

She died after being diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic lung cancer in July 2022. She died on March 30, 2023; she was 64 years old.