Atom Araullo officially back at GMA, to do documentaries

Atom Araullo  (INQUIRER File Photo)

Atom Araullo is now back with GMA.

The announcement was officially made by the network’s flagship newscast “24 Oras” on Thursday. GMA was also where Araullo’s career as a broadcast journalist started when he hosted the show’s sports segment “Atomic Sports.”

“I keep telling my friends na ang dami kasing puwede pang matutunan. Marami rin akong hinahangaan dito sa GMA, kaya nang nagkaroon ng oportunidad na [makatrabaho sila] at nakita ko na ito talaga ‘yong direksyon na tinatahak ng aking career, talagang pinag-isipan ko nang mabuti at nandito na ako ngayon,” Araullo said via a GMA News report.

“Ang bottomline is that I’m up for new challenges,” he added.

GMA Network Chairman and CEO Atty. Felipe L. Gozon personally welcomed back the acclaimed broadcast journalist.

Araullo notes GMA’s strength in producing quality documentaries, and he is excited to hone his skills in this field.

Now that he’s back to being a Kapuso, his first assignment will be to explore the vast seas of the Philippine archipelago.

“Marami sa mga kababayan natin ang nabubuhay at namamatay sa karagatan, kailangan i-explore natin ‘yung mga kinahaharap nilang mga issues, ano ‘yung estado ng mga karagatan natin at ano ‘yung mga hinaharap nitong mga challenges,” he said in his official launch as a Kapuso documentarist in “24-Oras.”

Aside from the aforementioned documentary, he will be the fifth host of the award-winning documentary program, “I-Witness.”

Araullo had an emotional farewell at his former morning news program in ABS-CBN, “Umagang Kay Ganda.” /ra

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