GMA Regional TV Live!

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GMA Regional TV Live!
Title card since 2023
GenreNews broadcasting
Directed byDavis T. Abella
Presented by
  • Nikko Sereno
  • Lou-Anne Mae Rondina
Narrated byAl Torres
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageCebuano
Production
Executive producerMark Regie D. Abella
Production locationsGMA Cebu Complex, Nivel Hills, Apas, Cebu City
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running time25 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkGMA 7 Cebu
ReleaseApril 20, 2020 (2020-04-20) –
January 26, 2024 (2024-01-26)

GMA Regional TV Live! was a 2020 Philippine television news broadcasting program broadcast by GMA Cebu. Originally hosted by Nikko Sereno and Cecille Quibod-Castro, it premiered on April 20, 2020 on the network's morning line up. The program concluded January 26, 2024 due to low ratings and decline viewership. Sereno and Lou-Anne Mae Rondina serve as the final hosts.

Overview[edit]

The show premiered on GMA Cebu on April 20, 2020 with simulcast on GMA TV-11 Bohol, GMA TV-5 Dumaguete, GMA TV-10 Tacloban, GMA TV-5 Calbayog, GMA TV-8 Borongan, and GMA TV-12 Ormoc.[1] It marked the return of GMA Regional TV's producing morning news programs five years after its predecessor Buena Mano Balita went off the air following the a strategic streamlining of programs and manpower in its provincial stations.[2] GMA Regional TV Live! boasts of segments that highlight positive features and stories of people, specifically that of Kapusong Bisdak or Cebuanos.[3]

From February 6, 2023, the program is aired live in front of a studio audience (although some Spotlight and BizTalk segments are pre-recorded). Co-host and correspondent Lou-Anne Mae Rondina replaced Quibod-Castro on July 31, 2023, as the latter became one of the main triumvirates for Regional TV News.

Final segments[edit]

  • Unang Balita
  • GMA Integrated News Weather Center
  • Lahi Ra!
  • Biztalk
  • Spotlight
  • Pabawon

Hosts[edit]

Final[edit]

  • Nikko Sereno (2020–24)
  • Lou-Anne Mae Rondina (2023–24)

Former[edit]

  • Cecille Quibod-Castro (2020–23)

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