Veteran newsman Mike Enriquez passes away
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00:00 This is a sad day for broadcast journalism and news media.
00:03 The industry just lost one of its most recognized, loved, and multi-awarded
00:07 primetime news anchors on TV and colorful radio personalities.
00:12 He was unmistakably Filipino in how he delivered the news.
00:15 One of the most popular and loved news by his clear, bright, and jovial style of native delivery.
00:21 LSL graduate Enrique's first job was a staff announcer
00:25 at the now defunct Manila Broadcasting Company in 1969.
00:29 From there, he worked various positions as a reporter,
00:32 news editor, program director, and then station manager.
00:36 He was so successful, he was upper management in a number of radio networks,
00:41 and also was a huge hit as a disc jockey up to the mid-90s.
00:45 And then he found TV and GMA ultimately wound up with a phenom and a mega-hit news show, "Saksi."
00:50 He has since moved to be the network's top anchor for its primetime news
00:54 and stayed there until health problems put him on the sidelines and extended leave
00:58 in 2018 and on December 2021 for kidney transplant surgery.
01:03 Mike Enrique's style of loud, clear, and jolly delivery of the news in a native tongue
01:08 has resonated well with the grassroots and the masses.
01:11 He looked simply just like the man on the street but with panache and personality.
01:15 Mike Enrique was 71 when he passed on today.