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{{Short description|Filipino broadcast journalist, radio commentator, and talk show host}}
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{{Philippine name|Failon|Etong}}
{{Philippine name|Failon|Etong}}
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| nickname = Mr. Failon, Ted
| nickname = Mr. Failon, Ted
| website = {{url|https://tedfailon.com}}
| website = {{url|https://tedfailon.com}}
| alma_mater = [[Colegio de San Juan de Letran]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|AB]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Profiles |date=2021-03-04 |title=Ted Failon |url=https://profiles.ph/ted-failon |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=Biography Profiles |language=en-US}}</ref><br>[[Polytechnic University of the Philippines]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Arellano University]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B.]])
| alma_mater = [[Colegio de San Juan de Letran]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|AB]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Profiles |date=March 4, 2021 |title=Ted Failon |url=https://profiles.ph/ted-failon |access-date=September 17, 2022 |website=Biography Profiles |language=en-US}}</ref><br>[[Polytechnic University of the Philippines]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Arellano University]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B.]])
| office = Member of the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|Philippine House of Representatives]] from [[Leyte (province)|Leyte]]'s [[Leyte's 1st congressional district|1st district]]
| office = Member of the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|Philippine House of Representatives]] from [[Leyte (province)|Leyte]]'s [[Leyte's 1st congressional district|1st district]]
| predecessor = Alfred Romualdez
| predecessor = Alfred Romualdez

Revision as of 13:57, 6 December 2022

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Failon and the surname or paternal family name is Etong.

The Honorable
Ted Failon
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Leyte's 1st district
In office
June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2004
Preceded byAlfred Romualdez
Succeeded byRemedios Petilla
Personal details
Born
Mario Teodoro Failon Etong

(1962-03-29) March 29, 1962 (age 62)
Manila, Philippines
Political partyIndependent
SpouseTrinidad Arteche (m. 1985; d. 2009)
Children2
Alma materColegio de San Juan de Letran (AB)[1]
Polytechnic University of the Philippines (BA)
Arellano University (LL.B.)
OccupationBroadcast Journalist
Anchor
Radio Commentator
TV/radio shows hosted
  • Hoy Gising! anchor (1992–2001)
  • Tambalang Failon at Sanchez anchor (1995–2001; 2004–2009)
  • TV Patrol anchor (2004–2020)
  • Radyo Patrol Balita anchor (2004–2020)
  • Failon Ngayon host (2009–2020)
  • Failon Ngayon sa DZMM/TeleRadyo commentator (2011–2020)
  • Ted Failon at DJ Chacha sa Radyo5 commentator and disc jockey (2020–present)
  • Radyo5 Network News anchor (2020–present)
Websitetedfailon.com
Nickname(s)Mr. Failon, Ted

Mario Teodoro Failon Etong (Template:IPA-tl; born March 29, 1962), popularly known as Ted Failon, is a multi-awarded Filipino broadcast journalist both on radio and television. He also served as a representative of the 1st district of Leyte from 2001 to 2004.

A broadcast journalist previously for ABS-CBN, he previously presented news for Radyo Patrol Balita Alas-Siyete alongside Noli de Castro, and on his own program Failon Ngayon sa DZMM. He also presented Hoy Gising!, the nightly news program TV Patrol from 2004 to 2020, and his own investigative program Failon Ngayon on television.

On August 30, 2020, ABS-CBN management confirmed that Failon decided to part ways with the network. He made his final appearance on TV Patrol and Failon Ngayon sa TeleRadyo on August 31 and was later replaced by Henry Omaga-Diaz as the Main Anchor on October 5, 2020 & Karen Davila on October 11, 2021.[2][3][4]

He currently anchors Ted Failon at DJ Chacha sa Radyo5, a 4-hour news magazine program, from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Radyo5 92.3 News FM with Czarina Marie Balba-Guevara, more popularly known as DJ Chacha.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Giving Body Category Nominated Work Results
2000 PMPC Star Awards for Television Best Public Service Program Host Hoy Gising! Won[5]

References

  1. ^ Profiles (March 4, 2021). "Ted Failon". Biography Profiles. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "After 30 years, Ted Failon and ABS-CBN part ways". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Ted Failon set to leave ABS-CBN". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Ted Failon to leave ABS-CBN, network confirms". Rappler. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "Happy, triumphant faces at the 14th PMPC Star Awards for TV". The Philippine Star. October 9, 2000. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
House of Representatives of the Philippines
Preceded by
Alfred Romualdez
 Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Leyte's 1st District
June 30, 2001–June 30, 2004 		Succeeded by
Remedios Petilla
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