Julius Babao
| Julius Babao | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Julius Caesar Concepcion Babao 15 July 1968 Dagupan, Pangasinan, Philippines |
| Occupation | Journalist, Radio Commentator |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Notable credit(s) | See awards |
| Spouse(s) |
Christine Bersola-Babao (m. 2003–present) |
| Children | Antonia and Antonio |
Julius Caesar Concepcion Babao (born July 15, 1968), known professionally as Julius Babao, is a Filipino broadcast journalist, radio commentator and former talk show host for the Philippine television station ABS-CBN. He is most notable for anchoring TV Patrol from 2003 to October 2010.
Julius Babao started out his career for RPN-9 as a news reporter for NewsWatch when Harry Gasser was still lead anchor in 1988.
He later hosted the daily early morning program Alas Singko Y Media (English: Five-thirty in the morning) from 1996 to 2001, where he would meet his co-host and soon-to-be wife Christine Bersola. The couple then went on to host a daily morning talk-show called Talk TV from 2001 to 2004. The talk show was ultimately cancelled to pave way for Morning Girls with Kris and Korina.
Babao was then transitioned into the weekday edition of the station's flagship news program TV Patrol in April 2003. In 2004, he and his wife launched a morning radio program for DZMM entitled Magandang Morning with Julius and Tintin. Their morning radio program would be coincided by Radyo Patrol Balita: Alas Siyete (Radio Patrol News: Seven O'Clock), the newscast they are anchoring every weekends. In 2006, he was appointed as one the hosts of public-affairs program XXX: Exklusibong, Explosibong, Exposé where they investigate anomalies and irregularities of public and private practices in the Philippines, he normally joins the field and/or entrapment operations conducted by the law enforcement agencies. While on a week-long vacation, Babao left TV Patrol alongside Karen Davila on November 5, 2010 for Bandila.
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