Also respected as a beauty scout, he was instrumental in the participation of Maritza Sayalero and Irene Sáez in the Miss Venezuela beauty pageant, which both won, and then the Miss Universe title in 1979 and 1981, respectively.
Raidi was also a founding member of the Circle of Sports Journalists in Venezuela and earned the National Journalism Award.
In addition, the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) established an award to honor him.
Besides this, Raidi represented Zulia state in the Chamber of Deputies of Venezuela during the 1969–1974 period and the Federal District from 1974–1979.
Raidi died in 2002 in Caracas at the age of 87.
The following year, he gained induction into the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum as part of their first class.