Harry Gasser

Harry Gasser
Born(1936-12-02)December 2, 1936
Carcar, Cebu[1]
DiedApril 3, 2014(2014-04-03) (aged 77)
Quezon City, Philippines
OccupationNewscaster
SpouseFlora Gasser

Harry Gasser (December 2, 1936 – April 3, 2014) was a Philippine news presenter[2] Gasser was the face of Philippine evening news at the time of the regime of Ferdinand Marcos.[3]

Career

He started his journalistic career as an anchor of Balita Ngayon on ABS-CBN from 1969 to 1972.[1] Following the closure of the network during Martial Law, Gasser transferred to BBC-2 where he anchored BBC Primetime News from 1973 to 1977.[1] He was the main anchor of RPN's NewsWatch during the Marcos regime. He also worked with Radio Veritas as news manager and later moved on to ABS-CBN to anchor TV Patrol in Cebu City from 1998-2001.

  • NewsWatch Evening Cast, the first English-language early evening newscast was anchored by Gasser, together with Loren Legarda and Pat Lazaro, later it was anchored by Cielo Villaluna and Cristina Pecson.
  • NewsWatch Prime Cast, a late night edition was also anchored by Gasser, Cathy Santillan, and later, Eric Eloriaga.

He was also overseas program manager and news manager of Radio Veritas.[1]

Personal life

Gasser was married to veteran comedian Flora Gasser. They had two children.[4] Loren Legarda, who co-anchored NewsWatch with Gasser on RPN, noted that "he was a proud Cebuano."[4]

Filmography

  • Paalam... Bukas ang kasal ko (Goodbye ... Tomorrow is my wedding) (1986)
  • Sa mata ng balita': 50 taong pamamahayag sa telebisyon (In the eyes of the news: 50 years of journalism on television) (2003)

Awards

  • Lifetime Achievement award given by the Philippine Movie Press Club[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Napoleon G. Rama: Fearless Cebuano journalist soars". CJJ11. 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  2. ^ Veteran news anchor Harry Gasser, 76, passes away GMA News Online, April 3, 2014
  3. ^ Nieva-Nishimori, Maria Aleta (April 2, 2014). "Harry Gasser passes on". ABS-CBN News.com. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Harry Gasser was proud of his Cebuano roots". cebudailynews.inquirer.net. Philippine Daily Inquirer. April 7, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2016.

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