KBS marks 40th anniversary

MANILA, Philippines - Kanlaon Broadcasting System (KBS) will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a thanksgiving dinner party on Friday, Nov. 13, at KB Studios along Marcos Highway across Town & Country Village in Cainta, Rizal.

Kitchie Benedicto Paulino, executive chair of the organizing committee, invites employees, stars and talents, production and engineering personnel, newspersons, who served  RPN 9,  BBC 2,  IBC 13,  City2 Television,  CNDE 4,  SMI CaTV,  AM and FM Radios, and provincial stations  between 1969 and 1986 to register their individual confirmation of attendance with co-chair Salvii Casino at 0917-2010000 and 0918-3960-000 or at [email protected] by today.

 KBS was the dominant media network in the ’70s and half of the ’80s before its TV and radio stations were taken over by the post-1986 EDSA administration.

KBS was the original “star network” and had in its stable the biggest stars of the era,   like Dolphy, Nora Aunor, Vilma Santos, Cuneta, Maricel Soriano,   Janice de Belen, Snooky, Nino Muhlach,   Inday Badiday Johnny de Leon and Rod Navarro.

Many high officials in government today came from KBS, notably Vice Pres. Noli de Castro, Senators Loren Legarda and Tito Sotto, Congressmen Edgar San Luis, Bobby Guanzon and Gerry Geronimo, Gov. Vilma Santos, Mayor Manny Ortega, Quezon City Vice Mayor Herbert Bautista, Councilors Kit Ortega and Aiko Melendez, among others.  

Many successful  top TV network executives, entertainers, and media professionals in the post-1986 broadcast and media industries, particularly in the ABS-CBN, GMA, and ABC networks,  trained and honed their creative, technical, journalistic, and managerial talents in the KBS companies.  

They include June Rufino, Salvii Casino, Mel Tiangco, Wilma Galvante, Marivin Arayata, Redgie Acuna, Bobby Barreiro, Tony Seva, Vic Vianzon, Tommy Lopez, Linggit Tan, Cory Valenzuela, Charo Santos, Kiko Evangelista, Johnny Manahan, Peque Gallaga, Butch Perez, Bert De Leon, Argel Joseph, Maria Montelibano, Nonoy Marcelo, Joe Taruc, among others.

Dennis Cabalfin, ways and means committee chair, said the KBS 40 dinner tickets will be available at the door during the event itself, but confirmation of attendance and reservations must be made now. 

Other members of the KBS 40 organizing committee are Yoly Ortega, Bibeth Orteza, Tintin Rosales, Babee Barreiro, Connie Lao, and Techie Lozarito. Jun Eusebio ([email protected]), is the KBS 40 coordinator for the US East Coast, and Primo Sumagaysay, ([email protected]), is reunion coordinator for the US West Coast.