Alvin Elchico

Alvin Elchico
Alvin Elchico
Born	January 30, 1974 (age 50); Reporter, journalist, host, radio commentator
Known for	ABS-CBN News reporter ; (1996–present) ; Salamat Dok host ; (2011–2020) ; TV Patrol Weekend anchor ; (2011–present)
Relatives	Lara Maigue (niece)

Alvin Elchico (Tagalog pronunciation:

television host working for ABS-CBN and DZMM. A business reporter early in his career, he was the sole journalist able to report from inside the Oakwood Premier building during the Oakwood mutiny in July 2003. He is currently an anchor of ABS-CBN's evening news program TV Patrol Weekend

and the morning news radio program Gising Pilipinas.

Education

Elchico graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in mass communication from University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City.

Career

Elchico started his career as a news anchor and field reporter for

News Patrol) anchor and eventually a field reporter. Despite being originally assigned to cover business-related news, Elchico was forced to cover the Oakwood mutiny on July 27, 2003, when he was the only journalist in the Oakwood Premier building who could cover the event in detail.^[1]

Since November 26, 2011, he anchors TV Patrol Weekend. His co-anchor was Pinky Webb until 2015, when Zen Hernandez replaced the latter, replacing Alex Santos and Bernadette Sembrano. He is also the senior business reporter of ABS-CBN. A former narrator in TV Patrol and Bandila, he still narrates on Bandila vignettes. He also performs anchoring duties for the main TV Patrol edition when one of its anchors have been absent since October 2018.

At

SRO or Suhestiyon, Reaksyon at Opinyon with Doris Bigornia

.

From July 23, 2011 to May 3, 2020, he is one of the hosts of the weekend medical morning program Salamat Dok together with Bernadette Sembrano.^[2]

Since June 30, 2023, Elchico, alongside Doris Bigornia, co-anchors Gising Pilipinas on DWPM, the successor of DZMM on the 630 khz frequency, and its television counterpart, TeleRadyo Serbisyo. This also marked Elchico's return to AM Radio after 3 years.^[3]

Awards and citations

2012 Best Public Service Program Host: Salamat Dok! (along with Bernadette Sembrano) – 6th UPLB Gandingan Isko't Iska's Broadcast Choice Awards

References

^ Camino, Louie C. (July 30, 2003). "TV reporter stages own coup". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. A32. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
^ "Alvin Elchico Co-Hosts Salamat Dok!". The Philippine Star. July 22, 2011. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.
^ De Castro, Isagani Jr. (June 30, 2023). "The politics of radio: New station DWPM Radyo 630 is born". Rappler. Retrieved June 30, 2023.

External links

ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs Group

[1] Camino, Louie C. (July 30, 2003). "TV reporter stages own coup". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. A32. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

[2] "Alvin Elchico Co-Hosts Salamat Dok!". The Philippine Star. July 22, 2011. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.

[3] De Castro, Isagani Jr. (June 30, 2023). "The politics of radio: New station DWPM Radyo 630 is born". Rappler. Retrieved June 30, 2023.

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