Edgar E. Picson (July 10, 1953 – April 19, 2023) was a Filipino sportscaster, sports administrator, columnist and television actor. Picson was known for being a commentator in the

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from the 1990s to the early 2000s. He was president of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines from November 2021 until his death in 2023.

Education

Picson attended the

Colegio de San Juan de Letran The Colegio de San Juan de Letran (), also referred to by its acronym CSJL, is a private Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution owned and run by the friars of the Order of Preachers in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines. I ...

Career

Picson was an anchor and commentator in the

from the 1980s to the early 2000s largely under Vintage Sports. He was also a commentator for the sports boxing program ''Blow by Blow'' in the 1990s which featured the early bouts of

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. He also has a recurring role in the television sitcom

John en Marsha ''John en Marsha'' () is a Philippine television sitcom series broadcast by KBS/RPN/New Vision 9. Directed by Ading Fernando, Al Quinn and Apollo Arellano, it stars Dolphy, Nida Blanca, Rolly Quizon, Dely Atay-Atayan and Maricel Soriano. I ...

in the 1980s. Picson also worked for Sports Radio 918 (now Radyo Pilipinas 2). He was a sports columnist for the

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. He was also a part-time actor appearing in ''

'' which featured

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and ''2+2'' with

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. In November 2021, Picson was elected as president of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP), succeeding

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. Part of ABAP since 2009, he has also previously served as an executive director and a secretary-general. He died in office.

Personal life and death

Picson was a native of

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. He was married to Karina Picson and had two children. Picson died due to complications of liver cancer on April 19, 2023, while confined at the St. Luke's Medical Center in

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. He was 69 years old.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Picson, Ed 1953 births 2023 deaths Filipino sports announcers Filipino newspaper people Filipino radio personalities Colegio de San Juan de Letran alumni Filipino sports executives and administrators People from Leyte (province) Filipino male television actors Philippine Basketball Association broadcasters Filipino NBA commentators