When he landed his first international stint at CNBC Business News back in 1995, his father gave him five years to work overseas in order for him to live his dream. “It was really my family,” he shares with CNN Philippines Life, noting how the initial plan was that he was to work overseas for only five years, as per his father’s wishes. When asked what made him decide to go back to the Philippines, he was quick to answer. BBC World News’ “Face of Asia” has come back home after spending over 25 years between Hong Kong, Singapore, and London where he worked for global news organisations as their only Filipino journalist. So if the evening newscast is dying, it's a pretty slow death.Laguna (CNN Philippines Life) - In March, internationally acclaimed news anchor Rico Hizon made headlines in local media - an industry buzz that welcomed his return to Philippine broadcast journalism. That's four times the number who watched the combined total of the highest rated cable news shows in primetime, according to the Project for Excellence in Journalism. Last year, an average 21.6 million people watched the three big networks' evening newscasts every night. Look at all these people! They get in it, they saddle up and they ride into the sunset!"ĭave and I may sound like old fogies in an era of constant iPhone updates and 24-hour cable news, but we're not the only ones.
"It's not like it's a temp gig!" he told her. At least, it seemed that way when Katie Couric was on his show, and he couldn't believe she might bail on her job leading his network's news division. On this point, I have a mighty friend: David Letterman. Uncool as it sounds, I'll be the guy to say it out loud: the old school network evening newscast still has value. Katie Couric announced Tuesday that she was leaving her post at CBS Evening News, and would be looking for a job that will allow her to "engage in more multi-dimensional storytelling." There are plenty of commentators who say this is another nail in the coffin for traditional newscasts. Michelly Rall/Getty Images for TIME/FORTUNE/CNNĮric Deggans is TV and media critic for the St.
Couric announced Tuesday that she is stepping down from her position as an anchor with CBS Evening News. CBS News Anchor Katie Couric speaks at the Fortune/TIME/CNN Global Forum in South Africa in 2010.
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