John William Xeres-Burgos Joseph Jr., also known as Johnny Midnight (March 31, 1941 – October 6, 2014) was a Filipino radio and television broadcaster. He was a pioneer reporter of ''

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'' in the 1960s. He was awarded with the Presidential Humanitarian Award of the First Order by then 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 ...

due to his work in helping the victims of the

1968 Casiguran earthquake The 1968 Casiguran earthquake occurred on with a moment magnitude of 7.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''). The thrust earthquake's epicenter was in Casiguran, Quezon (now part of Aurora province). A small non-destructive t ...

in Binondo, Manila. He died due to

prostate cancer Prostate cancer is cancer of the prostate. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancerous tumor worldwide and is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related mortality among men. The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system that sur ...

on October 6, 2014.

Filmography

Radio

*''Midnight Connection'' (DZRJ, DZBB) *''Metro Patrol Midnight Connection'' (2014, DWIZ)

Television

*''Midnight Connection'', host (RJTV 29) *''RJTV Interactive News'', anchor (RJTV 29) *''Radyo Bandido sa Telebisyon'', host (NBN 4)

References

1941 births 2014 deaths Filipino radio personalities Filipino television personalities People from Bacolod Deaths from prostate cancer in the Philippines {{Philippines-bio-stub