GMA Regional TV Live! was a 2020 Philippine television news broadcasting program broadcast by GMA Cebu. Originally hosted by Nikko Sereno and Cecille Quibod-Castro, it premiered on April 20, 2020 on the network's morning line up. The program concluded January 26, 2024 due to low ratings and declining viewership. Sereno and Lou-Anne Mae Rondina served as the final hosts.
Overview
The show premiered on GMA Cebu on April 20, 2020 with simulcast on GMA TV-11 Bohol, GMA TV-5 Dumaguete, GMA TV-10 Tacloban, GMA TV-5 Calbayog, GMA TV-8 Borongan, and GMA TV-12 Ormoc.[1] It marked the return of GMA Regional TV's producing morning news programs five years after its predecessor Buena Mano Balita went off the air following the a strategic streamlining of programs and manpower in its provincial stations.[2] GMA Regional TV Live! boasts of segments that highlight positive features and stories of people, specifically that of Kapusong Bisdak or Cebuanos.[3]
From February 6, 2023, the program was aired live in front of a studio audience (although some Spotlight and BizTalk segments are pre-recorded). Co-host and correspondent Lou-Anne Mae Rondina replaced Quibod-Castro on July 31, 2023, as the latter became one of the main triumvirates for Regional TV News.
Final segments
- Unang Balita
- GMA Integrated News Weather Center
- Lahi Ra!
- Biztalk
- Spotlight
- Pabawon
Hosts
Final
- Nikko Sereno (2020–24)
- Lou-Anne Mae Rondina (2023–24)
Former
- Cecille Quibod-Castro (2020–23)
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