MANILA, Philippines - GMA 7 and GMA News TV once again proved excellence in the delivery of high-caliber news and public affairs programs with awards in the Gandingan 2013: The 7th UPLB Isko’t Iska’s Broadcast Choice Awards held last week at the University of The Philippines in Los Baños.
GMA News TV was recognized as the Most Highly-Commended TV Station while its flagship and news authority State of the Nation with Jessica Soho won as Best News Program with Jessica cited as Best News Anchor.
Last year, Jessica, host of Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho, was elevated to the Gandingan Hall of Fame after winning the Best Magazine Program Host award for five consecutive years.
GMA 7’s Wish Ko Lang was awarded as Best Public Service Program for the two years in a row while program host Vicky Morales was given the Best Public Service Program Host award.
Senior news producer and TOYM 2012 awardee Jiggy Manicad was named as Best Field Reporter for 24 Oras.
I-Witness won the Best Documentary Program award for its Tulay episode, a documentary by broadcast journalist Jay Taruc.
It is for the same category that the program was earlier included in the Gandingan Hall of Fame together with I-Witness host and GMA VP for Multimedia Journalism Howie Severino (Best Documentarist).
Winning this year’s Best Documentarist award was I-Witness host Kara David.
For the two straight years, Reporter’s Notebook was named as the Best Investigative Program this time, for its seventh anniversary special Pilipinas for Sale?.
Born To Be Wild, on the other hand, was awarded as the Best Environment-Oriented Program for its Water Snakes and Whale Sharks Finale episode.
Celebrating the ever-developing Filipino culture, GMA News TV’s I-Juander won as Best Youth-Oriented Program while hosts Susan Enriquez and Cesar Apolinario were commended as this year’s recipients of the Gandingan ng Kabataan award.
GMA’s DWLS FM Barangay 97.1 received a special citation as Best FM Station.