HAPPINESS IS SEEING a friend he had an umbrella when it rained or shone.
Ito ang eksaktong naramdaman ko nang mabalitaan kong may mga sarili na ring radio program ang mga kaibigang Benjie Felipe at Richard Pinlac on 92.3 News FM. Benjie co-anchors with Laila Chikadora on Showbisto! at 12 noon, while Richard shares the airwaves with Cristy Fermin via Cristy Ferminute, 4-6 p.m.
Hindi na bago ang partnership nina Cristy at Richard, theirs began on ABS-CBN’s daily program Cristy Per Minute in mid-90s, kung saan may segment ang huli. How come their reunion came about 15 years later is a matter of destiny.
Hindi ko na pupupugin ng accolades si Cristy, my former boss in what was then a publication empire that she had built with Mr. Loren Banag many years ago, kundi sa kaibigang Richard na lang. In showbiz circles, Richard is famous for his extemporaneous punchlines funny enough kaya masarap siyang kasama.
A self-confessed alalay of Tina Paner, and treated like her own son (?) by Daisy Romualdez, sa pagsusulat din bumagsak si Richard. Although there had been reports about his waywardness, showbiz and its denizens are simply too forgiving and re-accepting of Richard’s pardonable kagagahan.
Kaya sa ‘yo, kapatid (literal naang miyembro ng Kapatid network ang hitad), seize this moment. At sana’y ikunsidera ng radio management ang suggestion ko na bigyan ka ng apt segment titled PINLAC-ang Tabing, a rich compilation of your sexual encounters with actor-friends… charos!
BAGONG-BIHIS NA NGA ang FM stations na dating pamoso sa mga most requested songs, mas mabigat na kasi ang paghahatid ng mga maiinit na balita at opinyon sa himpapawid. Patunay na from sun up to sun down ay kaagapay ng mga tagapakinig nito ang mga dapat subaybayang balita, Martin Andanar greets the morning via Andar Ng Mga Balita sa alas-kuwatro.
Hahataw naman ang Radyo News Team ng alas-singko, hindi rin pahuhuli ang Seoul Newscast na naka-hook up sa TV5. Alas-sais naman ang Todo Balita hosted by Neil Ocampo. Aasintahin naman nina Erwin Tulfo at Cheryl Cosim ang mga isyu sa Cosim, Tulfo: Asintado sa alas-otso.
Alas-diyes naman ang Isyu nina Raffy Tulfo at Nina Taduran. Alas-onse y medya ang Balitaang Tapat. Usapang legal naman ang hatid ng Reaksyon sa alas-dos ng hapon kasama sina Luchi Cruz-Valdes at Atty. Mel Sta. Maria. Aksyon Prime sa alas -ais at Intensity Singko sa alas-siyete. Aliw naman ang putahe nina Amy Perez at Rans Mortel sa Ah, OA sa alas-nuwebe.
DISPLACED AND DISTRAUGHT (and disgus-ted?) naniniwala ako na ang isang mahusay na broadcast journalist tulad ni Karen Davila will – in her chosen career—spring back and forth like the Filipino invention, yoyo.
Despite the organizational unrest over at the News & Current Affairs of ABS-CBN (na tila ang pinag-uugatan ay ang pantatapat, threatening as it obviously seems, ng programa ni Willie Revillame), the likes of Karen—isama na si Julius Babao—should maintain their confident stance. Let their credibility speak for itself.
Pinagtatawanan na lang marahil nina Karen at Julius ang strategy ng NCA ng Dos, na matigalgal sa pakikipagsalpukan ni Willie—hindi lang sa time slot na nakaugalian nang pambalitaan, kundi ang sagarang pambebengga ng TV host sa pinanggalingang istasyon. Must Karen and Julius be made as sacrificial lambs, gayong ang direkta naman nilang kakumpitensiya ay sina Mike Enriquez at Mel Tiangco ng 24 Oras?
Unknown to many, it has always been a “package deal” for Karen and her husband DJ Sta. Ana. Having established their names in GMA, nauna lang ang isa sa kanila sa paglipat sa ABS-CBN. With the crucial turn of events, nasa TV5 na si DJ, kaya following Karen’s displacement at ABS-CBN—after going full circle—sa Singko na rin ba siya mapapanood?
As we write this, okupado na raw ang mga slots sa TV5 kaya wala na raw malulugaran si Karen.
Karen Davila will always have a place under the sun, saan mang network siya magtrabaho. Her pleasant looks set aside, K is for Karen… K is for kredibilidad.
Pepperoni
by Ronnie Carrasco III
