Yesterday (radio program)

Yesterday (stylized as Yesterday...) was a music program aired on TeleRadyo which was hosted by DJ Richard Enriquez. The program was aired from July 3, 2010 until December 27, 2020 every Sundays from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm, with simulcast on The Filipino Channel worldwide. The program is named after the Beatles song of the same name and plays music from the 1960s, 1970s and the 1980s.

Yesterday
Title card on TeleRadyo
GenreMusic
Running time3 hours (12:00 pm – 3:00 pm)
Country of originPhilippines Philippines
Home stationDZMM Radyo Patrol 630
TV adaptationsTeleRadyo
Hosted byDJ Richard Enriquez
Created byABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation
ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs
Original releaseJuly 3, 2010 –
February 3, 2018 (Saturdays) & December 27, 2020 (Sundays)
No. of episodesn/a (airs every Weekends)
Opening themeYesterday by the Beatles
Websitehttp://news.abs-cbn.com/dzmm

History

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Yesterday premiered on July 3, 2010, on DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 and DZMM TeleRadyo. This is DJ Richard's first-ever musical program on AM Radio. It is aired every Saturdays from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm and Sundays from 12:30 nn – 3:00 pm.

On February 3, 2018, Yesterday aired its final episode on its Saturday edition. It was replaced by the health program Healthy Sabado and an all-OPM music program Songhits: Tunog Pinoy on its timeslot. The latter program is still hosted by the said DJ, but it is running for an hour, until it aired its final episode on November 17, 2018.

On April 5, 2020, Yesterday has moved to an earlier timeslot and extended from 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm due to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the program's 10th anniversary.

On August 2, 2020, Yesterday has shortened its timeslot from 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm to give way to the early timeslot of Kapamilya Konek. The latter program is hosted by Jing Castañeda and Susan Afan (now replaced by Dra. Luisa Ticson-Puyat).

On December 27, 2020, Yesterday has aired its final episode after 10 years of broadcasting due to the said DJ leaving the station to return to his original station, DWDM 95.5 FM (which the reformat and rebranding of the station as Eagle FM 95.5 on January 20, 2021), an FM radio station owned by Eagle Broadcasting Corporation, after 11 years as part of its retrenchment program caused by the ABS-CBN shutdown, the Philippine Congress junks the new ABS-CBN legislative franchise to operate and the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. It is replaced by the business program, Bida Konsyumer, and various ABS-CBN current affairs programs on its timeslot.

On January 25, 2021, the program returned and transferred to Eagle FM 95.5 and it was renamed as Yesterday's Classics,[1] at that time, the 90s and 2K hits as well as Easy Listening and Smooth Jazz added to its playlists. The program later axed and was replaced by another program, Delightful Classics.

Richard Enriquez later transferred to GMA Network's AM radio station, DZBB and there he hosted the program Golden Memories (similar to the former Moonlight Serenade) from 12 mn - 3 am (except on Saturdays which ends until 4 am) until October 21, 2023. The host later died at the age of 59,[2] due to hypovolemic shock secondary to ruptured aortic aneurysm.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "EBC rebrands FM radio to Eagle FM 95.5 to mark its 10th year". Eagle News. February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  2. ^ Sy Cua, Aric John (October 26, 2023). "DJ Richard Enriquez signs off at 59". Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  3. ^ ""DJ Richard" Facebook page". www.facebook.com. Retrieved November 10, 2023.