Radio2

The station's staff was strengthened in 2010 with a long list of household names: Luca Barbarossa, Virginia Raffaele, Chiara Gamberale, Claudio Sabelli Fioretti, Dario Ballantini, Carlo Pastore, Davide 'Boosta' Di Leo and Benedetta Mazzini, Federica Cifola, Nuzzo and Di Biase, Neri Marcore', Zap Mangusta, Eleonora Giorgi, Chiara Giallonardo, Max Giusti, Michele Cucuzza, Chiara Conti, Massimo De Luca, Teresa Mannino, Joe Violanti, Elena Di Cioccio, Giacomo Valenti, Marco Pesatori, Petra Loreggian, Marco Bazzoni 'Bazz' and Alessio Bertallot.

Piero Chiambretti and Diego Abatantuono covered Radio2's programmes for the World cup in South Africa, while director Giovanni Veronesi described L'isola dei famosi on the radio, for one of the cross-promotions with the television. Space was given to Radio2 on the big screen too, at X-Factor and Il più grande.

Veronica Pivetti closed the year, telling her version of the Christmas festivities, from 27 to 31 December, in Veronica Out: the embarrassing gifts, unwelcome guests, pretending to be nice to everyone, the nightmare of having to enjoy yourself.

The station's traditional protagonists were confirmed - Il ruggito del coniglio, 610, Caterpillar, Decanter, Black out, 28 minuti, Twilight, Effetto notte, Brave ragazze – successful programmes, always original and competitive at the highest levels. Max Giusti made his radio debut with Radio2 Supermax from Monday to Friday, from 11.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., returning to pure entertainment, with the imitations that made him famous. Max was joined by Francesca Zanni, a familiar voice to radio listeners thanks to her ironic and cutting presentation style.

Three more new couples also made their debut: the dawn slot features Massimo Cervelli and Nicoletta Simeone (with the participation of Joe Violanti) in Nostress, the afternoon slot is occupied by Giacomo Valenti and Elena Di Cioccio with Taxi Driver, and weekends are enriched by Michele Cucuzza and Chiara Conti in Radio2 Days.

After the 'World Cup' experience, Massimo De Luca and Joe Violanti returned, by popular demand, with Circo Massimo, the radio commentary of the Serie A football championship, broadcast live from Studio U3 in Via Asiago. Friends and journalists, celebrities from the world of sport and entertainment, gather in front of a big screen to talk about all the phases of the matches, in their own words. There is more sport with Fantacalcio, 11 secchi and Bidone d'oro, the competitions launched by Sergio Ferrentino in the evening of Catersport.

Every Saturday afternoon, Teresa Mannino tells stories of islands and islanders, with the programme Isole incomprese, while Marco Pesatori (also on Saturdays) holds lessons on astrology with Petra Loreggian in Astrologica: not your average horoscope, but reflections on love, friendship and news, with readings and stories told by celebrities and current events.

The celebrations of the 150^th anniversary of the Unification of Italy were proposed through the comical attitude of Marco Bazzoni: an original fresco of the people that made the history of our country, in an ironic key. Music is the engine that powers the renewal of Radio2, which has redesigned the offering in the evening time slot. Moby Dick with Silvia Boschero, Pop Corner by Francesco Adinolfi and the big concerts in Via Asiago were the mainstays of musical programming. Skunk Anansie, Malika Ayane, Francesco Renga, Alex Britti and Ludovico Einaudi are just some of the big names that performed on the stage in Studio A.

Alessio Bertallot landed at Radio2, where he has begun a new adventure in radio, from Monday to Friday, from 10.30 p.m. to midnight, with the programme Rai Tunes. Bertallot is perfectly in line with Radio2's new musical path, giving the station a fantastic opportunity to convey authoritative citizenship to contemporary musical cultures, free from commercial logics. The singularity of Rai Tunes is its dynamic interaction with the web. Part of the radio programme is achieved thanks to links with tracks on the web, suggested by listeners and then 'played' live on the radio, creating an unprecedented triangulation between radio, web and listeners. The first example of a social networking radio-show.

After the experience of Traffic with Brenda Lodigiani, a new programme for Carlo Pastore, Babylon, on air at nights during the weekend, which explores all dance genres: from electronic to dub, from house to hip-hop.

The new broadcasts made a decisive contribution to the relaunch of Radio2: the writer Chiara Gamberale with Io, Chiara e l'oscuro won the challenge with a complex format and in a time slot which has always been very difficult for RadioRai.

Un giorno da pecora with Claudio Sabelli Fioretti and Giorgio Lauro immediately became a reference for political broadcasters but particularly for all those people bored with the 'bogged down' interviews characterising television talk shows.

Record figures for the podcast of Ottovolante by Dario Ballantini. The snippets of philosophy of Zap Mangusta have proven that it is possible to present culture with an ironic touch, making it accessible to everyone.

In the studios in Via Asiago you can sing with the band of Radio2 Social Club, which, alongside Luca Barbarossa, witnessed the success as a presenter of the actress Virginia Raffaele – the season's real discovery – and that of Andrea Perroni.

During the year listeners occupied an increasingly important role in Radio2's broadcasts, with the audience becoming an integral part of the programmes: from Ruggito to Radio2 Max live, from Circo Massimo to Radio2 Social club, ending with 610 and the Special Live 2D from Studio A: Lillo and Greg and Alex Braga, accompanied by the Blues Willis Band and Max Paiella, worked with Nino Frassica, Virginia Raffaele, Caterina Guzzanti and many more comedians and actors.

Radio2 has also confirmed its travelling vocation: the showcase-bus made its debut in 2010 at the Sanremo Music Festival, later following the auditions for X-Factor, the Rome International Film Festival and all the most important Italian food and wine events. Radio2 followed other big events too: M'illumino di meno, the traditional Caterraduno, the Book Fair and the Taste Fair in Turin and the Venice Film Festival.

Lastly, the station made an important investment in the web and in new technologies: Radio2 can also be reached by smart phone, while the Radio2 website – which has been completely renewed and is easy to access and use – makes it possible to download the podcast of programmes, concerts and play lists. Il ruggito del coniglio, 610, Radio2 Supermax and Ottovolante are among the most popular programmes downloaded every week.