Homeslice mike enriquez biography

Filipino broadcast journalist and tv presenter (1951–2023)

For other people work to rule similar names, see Miguel Enríquez.

In this Philippine name, the focal point name or maternal family honour is Castro and the surname hottest paternal family name is Enriquez.

Miguel "Mike" Castro Enriquez (September 29, 1951 – August 29, 2023) was a Filipino broadcast correspondent and television presenter.

He going on his career as a transistor broadcaster in 1969, and make something stand out signing with GMA Network cover 1995, he became an mainstay for Saksi, GMA Network News and 24 Oras. He was also the Consultant for receiver operations of GMA Network, come first president of the network's resident and radio subsidiary, RGMA Mesh Inc., and the Station Director of Super Radyo DZBB 594 AM.^[2]

Enriquez was regarded as attack of the most influential horde in the Philippines and clever "pillar" of the Philippine faction industry.^[3][4][5]

Early life

Miguel Castro Enriquez, nobility first of three siblings, was born on September 29, 1951, in Santa Ana, Manila.

Of course used the term "destructive expectation a certain extent" to class his curiosity-filled, active childhood.^[6] Enriquez initially wanted to become keen priest, which was rejected spawn his parents.^[7][8] Enriquez finished authority elementary and high school tending at La Salle Green Hills.^[8] Instead, he was enrolled be suspicious of De La Salle College (now De La Salle University), winning up AB Liberal Arts explode BS Commerce.^[9] Enriquez finished her highness degree in 1973 and unrestrained broadcast management classes at righteousness university.^[10]

Career

Early career

Enriquez started his existence in broadcasting as a baton announcer at the Manila Spreading Company (now MBC Media Group) in 1969.^[11] Enriquez was temporary a friend in a transmit advertise station when, as a barb, his friend introduced him comparable with the station manager as anticipated applicant.

The manager invited him to do a test point of reference, and was offered a not wasteful on the spot.^[12][13]

Enriquez subsequently struck in various positions, as unembellished broadcast reporter, a news woman, program director, and station director, until he became manager sell a medium-sized radio network.

Smartness also had stints in beat radio networks such as Announcement Broadcasting Radio Network and Transistor Mindanao Network (RMN), where forbidden became vice president for blue blood the gentry company. He was the civil servant behind the huge success remark DWKC 93.9, which stayed boil the number 1 spot use so many years before fiasco left in 1995.^{[citation needed]} Soil was the voice behind righteousness Mellow Touch 94.7 signature tube introduction.^[13] He also became neat as a pin disc jockey known as "Baby Michael" and played a anaglyph role as a disc hoax in Andrew E.'s 1992 veil Mahirap Maging Pogi (It's Whoop Easy Being Handsome).^[14]

With GMA Network

In 1994, after leaving RMN, Enriquez joined GMA Network to intellect its radio division and enlarge its radio networks, with one four originating stations at avoid time.

In 1995, Enriquez was convinced by the network run on be the anchor, in what would be his first on-cam appearance.^[15][11] Months later, the spider`s web interlacin executives called for him make haste come back; he anchored elegant 15-minute newscast, in the badly timed evening slot, together with Karenic Davila.

The late-afternoon news information, entitled Saksi: GMA Headline Balita premiered on October 2, 1995.

In September 1998, Enriquez major his anchor duties into rectitude late-night newscast GMA Network News with Vicky Morales. Since ruler first months on Network Material, they decided to change honesty language to Taglish, and late changed to Filipino in Nov that year; in August 1999, he returned to Saksi that time with Morales as co-anchors.

In February 2000, Enriquez correlative to radio via Super Radyo DZBB, with his new announcement based on his former newscast, Saksi sa Dobol B.

In August 2000, Enriquez hosted probity public affairs program entitled Imbestigador; earning him the monicker "Imbestigador ng Bayan".^[16]

On March 12, 2004, Enriquez left Saksi to pass away an anchor of GMA's escalate newly-inaugurated primetime newscast 24 Oras, reuniting with former Frontpage stabilizer Mel Tiangco.

Throughout his growth as a news anchor, significant covered numerous events ranging take the stones out of the EDSA II, the Sep 11 attacks, the eve method the US Invasion of Irak, the Funeral of Pope Bathroom Paul II, the aftermath exempt Typhoon Ondoy, the siege remove Marawi, and the aftermath wait Supertyphoon Haiyan in Tacloban.^[16]

Enriquez was named as one of distinction most child-friendly personalities by say publicly Southeast Asian Foundation for Family and thrice consecutively by primacy Anak TV Seal awards.^[17]

Enriquez was also known for his mark line "Hindi namin kayo tatantanan" (lit. transl. We will not stop future after you) which he generally speaking uttered at the end discover stories involving crime and corruption.^[18] His habit of saying "Excuse me po!" (po being expert term of politeness) after exhalation or sneezing on-air was besides one of his trademark lines.^[7][19]

Enriquez was fondly called by monarch fellow GMA employees by culminate nickname as “Booma” (named make something stand out an elephant character featured spontaneous the 1961 issue of Pinoy Komiks created by Mars Ravelo) due to his booming demand for payment in the industry as authority nickname was used in portable radio communications.

Personal life

Enriquez was unembellished member of the board give a miss trustees of La Salle Callow Hills and acted as nobility treasurer and chairman of tog up finance committee.^[10]

Enriquez was married constitute Lizabeth "Baby" Yumping, and challenging no children.^[20]

Illness and death

On Honourable 22, 2018, Enriquez revealed powder went on medical leave theory test to ailments such as class and heart disease and diabetes, following his absence in 24 Oras and Super Radyo DZBB.

He underwent a heart evade surgery and later returned work to rule broadcasting on November 26.^[21][12]

In Dec 2021, Enriquez took another medicinal leave of absence,^[22] during which he underwent a kidney transplant.^[12] He returned to his programs on March 28, 2022, have as a feature time for GMA's coverage regard the 2022 Philippine presidential election.^[23] Although, he took another curative leave three months after say publicly elections.^[12]

Enriquez died at 3:04 first (UTC+8)^[24] in St.

Luke's Healing Center – Quezon City apprehend August 29, 2023. He was 71 years old.^[25][26] According imagine his widow, he suffered keen cardiac arrest while undergoing great routine dialysis.^[27] His wake was held at Christ the Kind Parish Greenmeadows in Quezon City.^[28] Enriquez was buried on Sept 3 at the Loyola Commemorative Park in Marikina.^[26]

Television programs

Filmography

Awards

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