10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT TED FAILON

Bianca Gonzales featured her fellow ABS-CBNer Ted Failon in her column on the Philippine Star Sunday. In the article titled 10 Things You Should Know About, Gonzales wrote:

On radio and TV, he has a unique way of delivering the news and gives informed and witty commentaries. In person, he is simple as simple can be, very low-key and unassuming. Known to be a private person, he politely begged off having his photo taken during the interview, but agreed to behind-the-scenes shots during his live newscast. He smiles and laughs much more off camera than on camera.

We usually do not know much about the personal lives of journalists, but one of the things we do know about Ted’s personal life is the tragedy his family went through in 2009, when they were involved in a controversial case over the death of his wife Trina. Failon’s life has been filled with enough experiences for two or more lifetimes, and here are 10 things you should know about him.One interesting fact revealed from the piece was that Failon applied to ABS-CBN twice and was not accepted. He tried the third time around and finally got the job as a desk editor in 1990.

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