Student Canteen
| Student Canteen | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Variety show |
| Created by | DZXL TV-4 (former network) and Program Philippines Inc. |
| Directed by | Ramon Ramano |
| Starring |
Eddie Ilarde Bobby Ledesma and others |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| No. of episodes | n/a |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Live Studio 1, RPN Studio, Broadcast City, Quezon City (1989-1990) |
| Running time | 1 hour and 30 minutes (Weekdays) 2 hours (Saturdays) (RPN stint) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
ABS-CBN (1958–1965) GMA Network (1975–1986) RPN (1989–1990) |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Original release | July 1958 – 1990 |
Student Canteen was the first noontime variety show on Philippine television. It ran on different networks: ABS-CBN from 1958 to 1965, GMA Network from 1975 to 1986 and RPN (renamed as New Vision 9) from 1989 to 1990.
Student Canteen was originally a radio show on DZXL hosted by Eddie Ilarde, Bobby Ledesma, Bobby de Veyra and Leila Benitez by the name of CBN Canteen. The noontime show was aired on the canteen of the old Manila Chronicle Building in Aduana, Manila. It was later renamed Student Canteen after it became a hit to students.
In July 1958, DZXL Channel 9, then owned by the Chronicle Broadcasting Network (a precursor of ABS-CBN) started broadcast operations. Student Canteen was brought to television that same year.
The noontime show ended in 1965 when Eddie Ilarde went into politics. Prior to that however, the set of hosts for the show were replaced after main hosts Bobby Ledesma and Leila Benitez walked out of the program along with Eddie following a dispute. Pete Roa, then production manager of ABS-CBN, handpicked his wife Boots Anson-Roa, Ben Aniceto, Pepe Pimentel and Nelda Navarro as replacements.
In 1967, Magandang Tanghali, a musical variety show hosted by Pancho Magalona, and Stop Look and Listen, a former noontime variety show hosted by Eddie Mesa took over Student Canteen's timeslot in 1965. After Eddie left for the US, Twelve O'Clock High, a show hosted by Ariel Ureta and Tina Revilla-Valencia), premiered and aired until 1972 when martial law was declared. The show moved to RBS (now GMA Network) as Ariel con Tina, a blocktimer by a company headed by Romy Jalosjos from 1972 to 1974. Lunch Break also gained ground on the same channel before Student Canteen was eventually revived.
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