María Socorro Valenzuela-Vidanes, popularly known as Cory Vidanes (born May 15, 1962), is a
Filipina executive and Chief Operating Officer for Broadcast
of
ABS-CBN Corporation
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, the largest media
conglomerate
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in the
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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.
Personal life
Vidanes first attended
Assumption Antipolo and later
Ateneo de Manila University
, mottoeng = Light in the Lord
, type = Private, research, non-profit, coeducational basic and higher education institution
, established = December 10, 1859
, religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic (Jesuits)
, academic_aff ...
, where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications.
Vidanes was married to
Bobet Vidanes, a Filipino television director. And has three children, Ara, Kobi, and Chad.
Career
In 1982, Vidanes started her broadcast career for the
Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation (BBC-2) as a production assistant for the shows ''Big Ike's Happening'' and ''Vilma in Person'' (VIP). She started working with ABS-CBN when the network reopened in 1986 as an associate producer. She also served as a managing director for ABS-CBN TV productions from 2001 to 2009. She was responsible for the conceptualization, production and management of all TV entertainment programs on ABS-CBN Channel 2. She was appointed Head of Channel 2 Mega Manila Management for ABS-CBN effective 2009 after Charo Santos-Concio was promoted to president and COO of the company.
Vidanes was appointed as chief operating officer for broadcast of ABS-CBN effective February 1, 2016. This happened one month after the appointment of
Carlo Katigbak as the network's new president and CEO.
Under her position as COO of Broadcast, she also manages the development of new concepts for ABS-CBN Channel 2 and ABS-CBN TVplus channels Yey, CineMo and Knowledge Channel, together with ABS-CBN CCO
Charo Santos-Concio
María Rosario Navarro Santos-Concio (born October 27, 1955), popularly known as Charo Santos-Concio or simply Charo Santos (), is a Filipino media executive and actress. She is the host of ''Maalaala Mo Kaya'', the longest-running television dra ...
.
References
External links
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Living people
ABS-CBN executives
1962 births
Ateneo de Manila University alumni
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