Paolo Antonio Barba Bediones (born March 17, 1974) is a Filipino television host, newscaster,

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and actor. Bediones started his career as a commercial model, and later transitioned to television show hosting. He is best known for hosting

GMA Network GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...

's ''

Extra Challenge ''Extra Challenge'' formerly ''Extra, Extra'' is a Philippine television news magazine and reality competition show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally hosted by Karen Davila and Paolo Bediones, it premiered on February 15, 1999 on the netwo ...

'' and '' Survivor Philippines''. He is now a TV host and the newest newscaster on TV5. On December 3, 2009, Bediones announced in a press conference that he had signed a three-year exclusive contract with TV5 (formerly ABC-5), owned by TV5 Network Inc. (formerly Associated Broadcasting Company).

Personal life

Paolo, only male child among four offspring, was born to Rodolfo Pineda Bediones (from

Roxas City, Capiz Roxas City, officially the City of Roxas (Capiznon/ hil, Dakbanwa sang Roxas; fil, Lungsod ng Roxas), is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 179,2 ...

) and Maria Teresa Barba who separated when Paolo was still young. His mother Maria is the daughter of Fortuna Marcos-Barba (Paolo's maternal grandmother) who's the sister of the late former President

Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. ( , , ; September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, dictator, and kleptocrat who was the 10th president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled under martial ...

(Paolo's maternal granduncle). His late great grandfather was Maximo Bediones (1820–1932) who managed to father a son at the age of 99.Maximo fathers a son at the age of 99
Bediones has three sisters. His previous girlfriend was former beauty queen Abby Cruz.

Career

Hosting

Bediones is a former TV host of a defunct MTV Philippines program ''Para, Bos!'' and Gameplan TV where he won "Best TV Host" alongside co-hosts Suzi Entrata-Abrera and Mondo Castro of the band

The Pin-Ups The Pin-Ups were an incarnation of the independent band The Pin-Up Girls formed in 1995 by Mondo C. Castro along with Keltscross members Pamela Aquino and Jennifer Tan. Dubbed the "first Philippine-based band to sign with a U.S. label", The ...

. His previously hosted shows on

are ''Channel S'', ''Gameplan'', ''Digital LG Challenge'' (formerly

Digital LG Quiz ''Digital LG Quiz'' is a Philippine television quiz show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Paolo Bediones and Regine Tolentino, it premiered in 1999. The show was reformatted and retitled as ''Digital LG Challenge'' in 2003, with Bediones and ...

), ''Extra Extra'', ''

'', ''ETChing'', ''

S-Files ''S-Files'' is a Philippine television talk show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally hosted by Paolo Bediones and Lyn Ching, it premiered on June 7, 1998 replacing ''ETChing: Entertainment Today with Lyn Ching''. The show concluded on April 22 ...

'', ''

Mornings @ GMA ''Mornings @ GMA'' is a Philippine television news broadcasting and talk show broadcast by GMA Network. It premiered on April 13, 1998 replacing ''GMA Balita'' and ''Good Morning Asia''. The show concluded on December 3, 1999. It was replaced b ...

'', ''

Whammy! Push Your Luck ''Whammy! Push Your Luck'' is a Philippine television game show broadcast by GMA Network. The show is based on American game shows '' Second Chance'' and '' Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck''. Hosted by Paolo Bediones and Rufa Mae Quinto, it ...

'', '' Unang Hirit'', ''

Tok! Tok! Tok! Isang Milyon Pasok! ''Tok! Tok! Tok! Isang Milyon Pasok'' () is a Philippine television game show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Paolo Bediones, it premiered on May 27, 2007. The show returned for a second season on August 24, 2008 replacing ''Pinoy Idol''. ...

'', ''

Pinoy Meets World ''Pinoy Meets World'' is a Philippine television travel documentary show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Paolo Bediones and Miriam Quiambao Miriam Redito Quiambao-Roberto (, born May 20, 1975) is a Filipino physical therapist, inspirat ...

'', and '' Survivor Philippines'' ( Seasons 1 and 2) on GMA and hosted ''

Sapul sa Singko ''Sapul sa Singko'' (English: Bullseye on Five), formerly ''Sapul'' (English: Bullseye) was TV5’s daily morning show. The two-hour program premiered on April 5, 2010, as ''Sapul'' and due to its widespread success and viewership, it was expan ...

'' (formerly ''Sapul'') on TV5. He returned to hosting as the host of '' Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Philippines'', which premiered on TV5 in 2012. He later hosted ''Rescue 5'', ''Demolition Job'', and ''Astig'', also on TV5.

Newscasting

In late 2009, Bediones became a news anchor of '' Aksyon'' alongside Cheryl Cosim and later

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. This was his first time as a newscaster for

News5 TV5 News and Information, known on-air as News5 (formerly ABC News and Public Affairs and TV5 News and Public Affairs), is the news and information programming division of the TV5 Network Inc., Philippines. News5 produces its news and info ...

. He was also given a public affairs program ''USI: Under Special Investigation'' on TV5 which aired every Sunday night. On February 18, 2011, Bediones left Aksyon for '' Aksyon JournalisMO'' as a replacement to Martin Andanar. There, he joined Cheri Mercado and

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. On February 22, 2012, Bediones joined together with Cheri Mercado to anchor a former news program entitled '' Pilipinas News'' replacing the former news program, ''Aksyon Journalismo''. On July 21, 2014, Bediones reunited with Cheryl Cosim for a new news program entitled ''Aksyon Tonite''. He left the newscast in late August, as he would shortly start a new restaurant business. In 2021, after 5 years of his hiatus, Bediones returned to anchor '' Frontline Sa Umaga'', marking his 5th overall news program on News5 via TV5. It premiered last May 10, 2021, on TV5.

Radio

Paolo was an announcer for Radyo5 92.3 News FM as a member of News5. He hosted ''Sakto kay Paolo, Sakto (rin) kay Cheri'' and the renamed ''Trabaho Lang'' with Cheri Mercado.

Filmography

Television

Online Series

Movies

Awards and recognitions

*Winner, Best Showbiz Oriented Talk Show Host for

- 2005 PMPC Star Awards For Television (Tied w/

Boy Abunda Eugenio Romerica Abunda Jr. (; born October 29, 1960), popularly known as Boy Abunda, is a Filipino professor, television host, publicist and talent manager. Early life and education Boy Abunda was born as Eugenio Romerica Abunda Jr. in ...

of "The Buzz") *Winner, Best Reality Competition Program Hosts for

- PMPC Star Awards For Television (2004, 2005 & 2006) (w/ Ethel Booba) *Winner, Best Travel Show Hosts for

- 21st PMPC Star Awards For Television 2007 (w/

Miriam Quiambao Miriam Redito Quiambao-Roberto (, born May 20, 1975) is a Filipino physical therapist, inspirational speaker, author, entrepreneur, actress, television host, real estate broker, endorser, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned ...

) *Winner, Best Reality Show Host for Survivor Philippines - 23rd PMPC Star Awards For Television (2009) *Hall of Fame Winner - Aliw Awards (2000–2006)

References

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Personal life

Career

Hosting

Newscasting

Radio

Filmography

Television

Online Series

Movies

Awards and recognitions

See also

References