Name: Anthony Taberna
Born: January 16,1975
Radyo Patrol 28, Anthony Taberna, “Tunying” to his friends and
colleagues, a proud son of Nueva Ecija, has already accomplished a lot
in the broadcasting industry at the young age of 33.
He started
young in the industry. Anthony was 17 years old and a Mass
Communication sophomore at New Era University when he had the
opportunity to work as a part-time news writer at DZEC, operated by
Eagle Broa dcasting Corporation. It was
at this station that Anthony honed his journalistic skills and
masterfully crafted his talent before a DZMM news manager took notice of
him.
In 1997, Anthony transferred to DZMM after he was offered
a slot with the Radyo Patrol reportorial group. As a reporter, he
covered all the major beats – from Malacañang, to the Senate, House of
Representatives, the Supreme Court to name a few.
In 2005,
Anthony became the first recipient of the Best Radio Reporter award at
the KBP Golden Dove. Indeed, this citation was well-deserved as he was
the reporter who aired the content of the infamous Hello Garci recording
– one of the most scandalous issues that hit our political scene in the
past several years. This feat was followed by his reports from inside
the San Carlos Seminary when Attorney Samuel Ong said to have had what
he called the ‘mother of all tapes’, referring to the Hello Garci
recording. He also proved his versatility when he gave a blow by blow
account of Manny Pacquiao’s fight from ringside in Las Vegas.
Recognizing his talents, management tapped Anthony to anchor the
developmental program, Ito ang Radyo Patrol, with his current on air
partner, Gerry Baja. Together with Gerry, he then moved on to do Gising
Pilipinas. It was while anchoring this program, Dos por Dos, a hard
hitting program, was born. His incisive analysis of issues and
hard-hitting commentary made Anthony a household name and also paved the
way for a career on television via Magandang Umaga Pilipinas, which is
now Umagang Kay Ganda.
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