Ted Failon
| Ted Failon | |
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| Born |
Mario Teodoro Failon Etong 29 March 1962 Manila, Philippines |
| Education | Polytechnic University of the Philippines |
| Occupation |
Broadcast Journalist Radio Commentator Anchor Host Politician |
| Notable credit(s) |
Hoy Gising! Anchor (1992 to 2001) |
| Spouse(s) | Trinidad Arteche-Etong (1984 –2009, her death) |
| Children | Katrina Etong Karishma Etong |
| Parent(s) | Jose Carson Etong Josefina Quibilan Failon |
| Mario Teodoro F. Etong | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Representatives from Leyte's 1st district | |
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In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Alfred S. Romualdez |
| Succeeded by | Remedios L. Petilla |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Independent |
| Occupation |
broadcast journalist, radio commentator, politician |
Broadcast Journalist Radio Commentator Anchor Host
Hoy Gising! Anchor (1992 to 2001)
DZMM Radyo Patrol Balita Ala Siete
TV Patrol Anchor (2004- Present)
Failon Ngayon Host (2009- Present)
Mario Teodoro “Ted” Failon Etong (born March 29, 1962) is an award-winning Filipino broadcast journalist both on radio and television and politician. On radio, he is heard in the morning delivering the news for DZMM Radyo Patrol Balita alongside former Philippine Vice President Noli de Castro and making his signature sharp and witty commentaries about relevant national issues affecting his countrymen on his own program, Failon Ngayon sa DZMM. On TV, he can be seen co-anchoring his network’s flagship nightly news program TV Patrol and hosting his own investigative program Failon Ngayon every Saturday night.
Ted considers radio as his first love and after 34 years of doing radio in both FM and AM stations; he’s become notable for delivering intelligent commentaries and making it relatable and interesting to his listeners who comes from all walks of life, through the use of entertaining sound effects and music.
Mario Teodoro Failon Etong was born in Manila, Philippines but grew up both in San Dionisio, Parañaque and Tacloban City, Leyte.
Ted’s father, Jose, who hails from the town of Jaro, worked as a jeepney driver plying the Baclaran-Divisoria route. His mother, Josefina, from Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur, was a market vendor in Parañaque.
As a high school junior, Ted was already working as a full-time hotel room boy in Tacloban City. He also worked as a waiter and a construction worker. He had to work and help his parents who, at that time, were struggling to make ends meet. At one point, he even became a tricycle driver to earn a decent living.
“My life as a young adult was wayward. My father was a driver who didn’t know how to read and write. My mother was a market vendor. It was my older sister who watched over me. I learned to smoke in my first year in high school and eventually learned to drink alcohol. My father and I often argued because he wanted me to become a mechanic, which I never really liked. He used to beat me up real hard so I had to leave the house in numerous occasions and escape.”
Up until he became one of the most popular media personalities in the country, Ted carried this burden of having to disobey his old man in pursuit of his own small dream of becoming a broadcaster, armed only with nothing but his God-given gift: his voice.
“I never imagined that I would make it this big. My dream was only simple. To be heard on radio in our province. I never wanted anything else because hearing myself talk on air was enough for me. When I finally did, I used to record my own audio clip and listen to it at home. To become a famous broadcaster was farthest from my mind. I never planned it.”
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