Sentro (Filipino word for "center") was a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by ABC. Originally anchored by John Susi and Ali Sotto, it aired on the network's evening line up from April 12, 2004 to August 8, 2008, replacing Balitang Balita and was replaced by TEN: The Evening News. Martin Andanar serve as the final anchors.
| Sentro | |
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| Genre | News program Live television |
| Created by | ABC Development Corporation |
| Directed by | Rosario Andres |
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| Narrated by | Mike Carreon |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original languages | Tagalog (April 12, 2004-June 22, 2007) English (June 25, 2007-August 8, 2008) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Sonny Fernandez Jackie Sierda |
| Production locations | ABC 5 Studio B, Novaliches, Quezon City |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | ABC News and Public Affairs |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | April 12, 2004 – August 8, 2008 |
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History
editThe newscast premiered on April 12, 2004, replacing Balitang Balita. It was first anchored by John Susi who was held over from its predecessor Balitang Balita and former actress Ali Sotto. Sotto that time was in contract with GMA Network under its radio arm DZBB.[1] On October 2, 2006, the newscast exchanged timeslots with Big News, the evening news program of the network. Susi and Sotto were later replaced by Martin Andanar, who became the final anchor of the newscast.
On June 25, 2007, Sentro was reformatted into an all-English newscast, as an answer to QTV's News on Q, despite the retention of the name and some of the opening text and ending reminders still in Filipino. This used to be the language of Big News before its main language was changed to Filipino in 2004.
On August 8, 2008, Sentro, together with Big News, aired its final broadcast; it is also the last program to be aired on ABC 5 before it signed off for the last time at around 10:00pm, and rebranded the next day as TV5.
Anchors
edit- John Susi (2004–2006)
- Ali Sotto (2004–2006)
- Martin Andanar (2006–2008)
Substitute anchors
editGallery
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Sentro logo used from June 25, 2007 – March 7, 2008
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Lanot, Marra PL (January 8, 2006). "Ali Sotto speaks". Philstar.com. Retrieved November 2, 2024.