Harry Gasser
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| Harry Gasser | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 2, 1936 Manila |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Quezon City |
| Occupation | newscaster |
Harry Gasser (December 2, 1937 – April 3, 2014, Quezon City) was a Filipino news presenter[1] Gasser was the face of the Filipino news at the time of the dictatorial regime of Ferdinand Marcos.[2]
Career
Gasser was the main anchor of RPN 9'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.
- NewsWatch Evening Cast, the first English-language early evening newscast was anchored by Harry 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 Cathy Santillan, Harry Gasser and later, Eric Eloriaga.
Acting
- 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[3]
Personal life
Gasser was married to veteran comedian Flora Gasser. They have two children.[3] Sen. Loren Legarda, who co-anchored NewsWatch with Gasser on RPN-9, noted that "he was a proud Cebuano."[3]
References
External links
- Veteran news anchor Harry Gasser, 76, passes away GMA News Online, April 3, 2014
- LOREN LEGARDA: NewsWatch with Harry Gasser 2 YouTube, April 8, 2014
- Harry Gasser at IMDb
