Radio’s Tita Swarding; 60
By Bayani San Diego Jr.
A day after the death of radio announcer Tita Swarding, his wife still couldn’t believe that her husband of 27 years was now gone.
A day after the death of radio announcer Tita Swarding, his wife still couldn’t believe that her husband of 27 years was now gone.
“I love tuning in to Bo Sanchez’ ‘Messages on Kerygma’ on ANC every Sunday morning. The host is cool, funny, and down-to-earth yet profound—truly a gifted servant of the Lord! His recent sermons about a frog and kettle were a fitting illustration of the trials we go through in life.”
Gigi Miranda, student: “I’ve been following Coco Martin’s career since he was a struggling indie actor. Now that he acts in mainstream movies and on television, I’m happy that I get to see him more often.
Looking back on my careers in theater, radio, print, TV and film, I have retroactively realized that I was blessed with the official and unofficial mentorship of some of the finest teachers a young talent could ever hope to have. My thanks to all of them!
Radio programs with a TV adjunct have become quite popular, with radio announcers now being seen as well as heard, the better for them to provide a more “totalized” service to their expanded audience.
American Idols Scotty McCreery and Phillip Phillips usher in the Yuletide season with the No. 4 bows of “Christmas with Scotty McCreery” and “The World from the Side of the Moon,” Phillips’ first studio album, on Billboard 200. Both discs are notable not only for their singers’ genre-boosting appeal, but also for their track listings’ unbridled optimism and radio-ready gloss.
On the day comedy king Dolphy was laid to rest, a queen who reigned in another realm of the entertainment world also signed off. For friends, colleagues, and family members, veteran radio voice artist Eloisa Cruz Canlas will always be remembered as a tireless woman who exuded passion in all of the characters she portrayed in a career that spanned more than half a century.
Eloisa Cruz Canlas, otherwise known as “Lola Sela Bungangera,” the inimitable Queen of Radio Drama, died on July 15 from an illness she contracted following a road accident on November 3 last year.
Veteran radio voice talent Eloisa Cruz Canlas, popularly known as “Lola Sela Bungarera,” died Sunday dawn, a Radyo Inquirer 990AM said.
NICETO TORRES, retired school teacher:“After more than three decades, Basil Valdez continues to capture the hearts of music lovers! I’ve been his follower since he recorded ‘Ngayon at Kailanman,’ my wedding song.
Disc jockey Mo Twister and two others were suspended for two weeks from their radio program for alleged sex tape tweets against international singer Charice.
Disc jockey Mo Twister and his two fellow DJs regret “hurting” international singing sensation Charice Pempengco and will apologize to her Thursday on their radio program, according to a television report.
