GMA Regional TV Live! explained

Genre:News broadcasting
Director:Davis T. Abella
Narrated:Al Torres
Presenter:
  • Nikko Sereno
  • Lou-Anne Mae Rondina
Country:Philippines
Executive Producer:Mark Regie D. Abella
Location:GMA Cebu Complex, Nivel Hills, Apas, Cebu City
Camera:Multiple-camera setup
Runtime:25 minutes
Network:GMA 7 Cebu
Company:
Language:Cebuano

GMA Regional TV Live! is 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.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GSBaktwPAA&t=43s GMA Regional TV Live! Pilot Episode
  2. https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/55521/gma-retrenches-200-staff-to-streamline-regl-stations-2 GMA retrenches 200 staff to ‘streamline’ reg’l stations
  3. http://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/updates/regionaltv/21990/gma-regional-tv-live-brings/story?latest_news1 GMA Regional TV Live! brings fresh start to mornings beginning April 20