Friday, October 9, 2015

New Faces on Umagang Kay Ganda for the Past Few Months

We have seen a lot of new faces in the past few months (if not years) in the ABS-CBN morning show Umagang Kay Ganda.  Here's the list, plus their credentials from the best of my knowledge and a bit of internet surfing:

Toni Aquino
*one of the anchors of DZMM-AM Balita Ngayon bulletins (since 2010)
*one of the anchors of 101.9 FM News Bulletins (since 1996)
*one of the pinch-hit anchors for Kabayan/Ted Failon of DZMM-AM Radio Patrol Balita 7:00AM Mon-Fri Edition
*one of the pinch-hit anchors for Winnie Cordero for DZMM-AM show Todo-Todo Walang Preno with Ariel Ureta
*long-time DJ of shows of 101.9 FM (since 1996)
*long time off-cam production staff of the shows of 101.9 FM (since 2000)
*executive of 101.9 FM (since mid 2000)
*voice talent of various ABS-CBN Tagalog-dubbed foreign films and shows (since 2000)

Tina Marasigan
*one of the anchors of DZMM-AM Balita Ngayon bulletins (since 2010)
*one of the pinch-hit anchors for Kabayan/Ted Failon of DZMM-AM Radio Patrol Balita 7:00AM Mon-Fri Edition
*segment host (showbiz/sports/light news/feature stories) for ABS-CBN Manila Channel 23 newscast Iba-Balita (under Studio 23)
*one of the anchors of the ABS-CBN Manila Channel 23 News Bulletins (since 2010)
*host of the public service show Pamilya On Guard (program by the partnership of ABS-CBN and Proctor and Gamble)

Pia Gutierrez
*anchor-reporter for ABS-CBN Baguio's TV Patrol Northern Luzon from 2006-2009 (co-anchor with Dhobie de Guzman)
*anchor-reporter for TV Patrol Northern Luzon Special Editions (Typhoon Pepeng Coverage, October 2009)
*reporter for ABS-CBN Manila newscasts since 2010
*reliever co-anchor for Alvin Elchico for TV Patrol Weekend

Nina Corpuz
*Star Patrol segment host for TV Patrol (2003-2005)
*showbiz news segment host for Magandang Umaga Bayan (2002-2005)
*one of the anchors for DZMM Radyo Patrol Balita Weekend Editions
*anchor for DZMM show Magandang Gabi Doc
*one of the anchors for TFC Balitang Europe
*reporter for various ABS-CBN newscasts

Zen Hernandez
*reporter for various ABS-CBN newscasts
*co-anchor for TV Patrol Weekend Special Editions with Alex Santos (Typhoon Ondoy Coverage, September 2009)
*reliever co-anchor for Alvin Elchico for TV Patrol Weekend

Raine Musngi
*anchor for various weekend newscasts and news bulletins on ANC
*anchor for ANC First Look
*off-cam production exec for the ANC shows

Jasmin Romero
*anchor-reporter for various networks before moving to ABS-CBN in 2009
*one of the anchors for DZMM Balita Ngayon news bulletins
*one of the anchors for the various DZMM Radyo Patrol Balita editions
*one of the pinch-hit anchors for Kabayan on DZMM-AM (co-anchor with Ricky Rosales)

Jing Castaneda
*off-cam news staff for American Broadcasting Corporation/ABC
*long-time reporter for TV Patrol and various ABS-CBN newscasts
*one of the pinch-hit anchors for Kabayan on DZMM-AM (co-anchor with Johnson Manabat)
*one of the anchors for the various DZMM Radyo Patrol Balita editions
*reliever co-anchor for Alvin Elchico for TV Patrol Weekend

Now if you ask me who should take the place of Bernadette Sembrano on Umagang Kay Ganda, she should be both:

*experienced/seasoned anchor-reporter (be it anchor or reporter, but recommended to be anchor-reporter)
*available on the mornings (unlike Toni, Tina, Jing and Jasmin, who have to be ready if ever Kabayan or Ted is absent for the DZMM morning shows)