Appearing on Radio is an oxymoron. You are heard on radio, someone listen to you on the radio, you are not” seen” on radio.
Last Sunday, March 9 I was a guest at DZMM’s radio show Sikap Pinoy which is aired every Sunday at 9-10a.m. It is hosted by Nelson Lubao, Apol Bautista, Boyet Cruz and Rossanna Llenado. The show focuses on the opportunities that are open to Filipinos either as being employees, as entrepreneurs or as OFWs. For last Sunday, their topic is about working in the United States, what jobs or professions are in demand, what are the things to be done to be able to work in the land of golden opportunity.
When I arrived at the set of DZMM, I was surprised when they have to apply make-up on me. ”Isn’t this a radio show?” Turns out that DZMM radio programs are now being shown in SkyCable and are now called Tele-Radyo. Where have I been hiding in all these years? Serves me right. I’m neither a Kapuso or a Kapamilya, I’m a maka-AXN. So I’m not updated when it comes to local TV channels. Incidentally, when I have to make my greetings to the radio listeners, I don’t know if I should greet the mga-Kapuso or mga-Kapamilya. So I just said, mga-kababayan.
Incidentally, my last TV interview was also by ABS-CBN. Back in 2003, I was a guest of one of ABS-CBN’s show, Knowledge Power with Ernie Baron. They made an episode about quiz champions; what do they do, how do they memorize all those facts and what are our advice to the youths who are also into quiz bees. I wonder when will GMA 7 invite me for an interview. Come to think of it, I’ve appeared in TV shows aired by Channel 2, 5, 9 and 13. It seems that Channel 7 is the only network who has “snubbed” me. He he he
