Tagaytay was as cool as ABS-CBN sizzled! The broadcast-media giant bagged the bulk of the 18th Golden Dove Awards by the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkasters ng Pilipinas (KBP) last November 13 at the Taal Vista Hotel.
ABS-CBN lifted 25 Golden Dove trophies including two for Best Stations: Channel 2 for Television and DZMM-AM for Radio. It also won 15 Programming awards, eight for Television Programming, and seven for Radio.
Ted Failon won for Best Public Affairs Program Host for Radio, while Carl Balita won for Best Public Service Program Host. ABS-CBN garnered four Radio Personalities awards.
Included in ABS-CBN’s tally are awards for Best Public Service Announcements and Best Station Promotional Materials.
"We thank KBP for the prestigious awards they have bestowed on us. They are testaments to our continued dedication to bring only quality programs to our viewers and listeners," said Bong Osorio, ABS-CBN head of corporate communications. "The entire kapamilya community is truly happy about these recognitions, and we can only recommit our mission to be of service to the Filipino people, whereever they are," he added.
The Manila Broadcasting Company’s DZRH-AM won Best Magazine Program for Boom Balita, as well as Best Sports Program for MBC Sports. The AM station’s Norberto “Bing” Formento won the Golden Dove for Best Field Reporter.
KBP Lifetime Achievement Awards were given posthumously to Q. Rebueno Hodreal of United Broadcasting Network and Bob Stewart. The latter is well known as “Uncle Bob”, of the children’s show “Uncle Bob and Friends.”
Also recognized was Fr. James B. Reuter of the Catholic Bishop conference of the Philippines (CBCP).
The KBP, the country’s self-regulating broadcasting board, honors the best of Philippine broadcast media annually through the Golden Dove Awards.
