Jessica Soho
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| Jessica Soho | |
|---|---|
 Soho in 2012 | |
| Born |
Maria Jessica Aspiras Soho 27 March 1964 Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality |
 Filipino |
| Occupation | Broadcast Journalist |
| Years active | 1989-present |
| Awards |
Asia Journalist of All Times Peabody Awardee |
Maria Jessica Aspiras Soho, better known as Jessica Soho (born March 27, 1964), is a Filipino broadcast journalist, documentarian and news director who received a George Foster Peabody Award[1] and was the first Filipino to win the British Fleet Journalism Award in 1998.[2] A Ka Doroy Valencia awardee, Soho was also one of the 100 Filipino Women of Distinction chosen during the centennial celebration of the Philippines. Her story of a hostage crisis in Cagayan Valley made her the first Filipino to win in the New York Film Festival for Coverage of a Breaking Story.
She helped conceptualize the one-hour documentary television program I-Witness, which ran for over 10 years becoming the longest running late-night program on the air as of 2009[3]
Her documentaries on the Kidneys for Sale business and Kamao death sport made her the first Filipino reporter, with GMA Network as the first Filipino network, to win the George Foster Peabody Award in 1999.[4]
Soho hosts Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho and was honored on October 14, 2008, by Quezon City with the Outstanding Citizen Award.[5]
Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (KMJS) was recognized as the Most Development-Oriented Magazine Program. Program host Jessica Soho got two awards – the Best Public Affairs Program Host and the Best Magazine Program Host in the Gandingan 2009: UPLB Isko’t Iska's Broadcast Choice Awards. Gandingan 2009 is the first award-giving ceremony in the field of broadcasting instituted by Community Broadcasters’ Society (UPCBS) of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). It pays tribute to the best broadcast programs that air over TV and radio.[6]
In 2004, at the annual Cebu Federation of Beat Journalists event, she stated that "Provincial and regional journalists, in my view, are the real heroes in this profession. The dangers and risks you face and encounter are no doubt far greater than those that we face in Manila," in reference to the 55 journalists in the country that had been killed to date, "But despite the hazards of the job, journalists must work hard and strive to make Philippine media strong, robust and credible."[7]
Her biggest break in news-casting entitled State of the Nation with Jessica Soho as a news anchor.
In 2015, Soho receives the Doctor of Humanities, Honoris Causa, conferred to her by the University of Northeastern Philippines during its 67th Commencement Exercises on April.[8]
Biography
Early career
Jessica Soho is a Filipino reporter, host, producer and currently the acting news director of GMA Network. She joined the GMA team in the mid-80s, fresh from college, barely finished with her undergraduate thesis.
Soho's first voice-over report was a feature story on the inauguration of the Light Rail Transit from Baclaran to Monumento. Later she was assigned to the defense and military beat. Eventually, Soho's reputation and responsibility have increased dramatically since then.
At the UP College of Mass Communications, Soho met the journalist Luis Beltran who inspired Soho to finish Mass Communications.
Breakthough
She is the first Filipino to win in the New York Film Festival for Coverage of a Breaking Story for her account of a hostage crisis in Cagayan Valley. She also received the Ka Doroy Valencia Award given by the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas. In 1994, she received the Grand Prize from the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union for her riveting coverage of a breaking news story. Soho is included in the list of 100 Filipino Women of Distinction.
In the documentary "Kidneys for Sale", Soho explored a depressed area in Manila and discovered the unemployed selling their kidneys to make ends meet.
Controversy
In May 2013, a controversy sparked involving Soho and comedian Vice Ganda, involving a joke directed at the anchor during Vice's I Vice Ganda Mo Ako Sa Araneta concert held last May 17, 2013.[9] Vice mentioned Soho, among several other personalities, in a stand-up skit involving celebrities starring in a pornographic film, adding that Soho would be gang raped if she were cast, as well as making several jokes ridiculing her weight.
Vice Ganda later issued a public apology during his regular appearances in It's Showtime!, admitting to his wrongdoing and that he offended Soho and several others with his jokes. Jessica Soho later acknowledged Vice's apology but she denied any intent to close any further discussion with the comedian.[10]
Television
| Year | Title | Network |
| 1998-2001 | Brigada Siete | GMA Network |
| 2011-Present | Brigada | GMA News TV |
Performance awards
| Year | Award Giving Body | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Reader's Digest Asia | Digest's Most Trusted News Presenter | State of the Nation with Jessica Soho | Won |
| (PMAP) Makatao Awards for Media Excellence | Best TV Public Affairs Program Host | Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho | Won | |
| ALTA Media Icon Awards | Best Magazine Program Host | Won | ||
| 2nd Paragala Awards | Best Magazine Show Host | Won | ||
| PMPC Star Awards for TV | Best Magazine Show Host[11] | Nominated | ||
| Best Female Newscaster | State of the Nation with Jessica Soho[12] | Won | ||
| EdukCircle Film and TV Awards | Best Female News Anchor of the Year | Won | ||
| 2nd Paragala Awards | Best News Program Female Anchor | Won | ||
| UmalohokJUAN Awards | Best News Anchor | Won | ||
| 11th USTV Awards | Female News Host | Won | ||
| Platinum Stallion Media Awards | Best Female News Anchor | Won[13] | ||
| 9th Gandingan Awards | Best News Anchor | Won | ||
| Best Investigative Program Host | Brigada | Won | ||
| Best Magazine Program Host | Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho | Won | ||
| 2014 | Reader's Digest Asia | Digest's Most Trusted News Presenter | State of the Nation with Jessica Soho | Won |
| PUP Mabini Media Awards | Best Television Female News Program Anchor | Won | ||
| Best Television Magazine Program Host | Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho | Won | ||
| 10th USTv Awards | Students' Choice of Magazine Program Host | Won | ||
| Students' Choice for News Program Host | State of the Nation with Jessica Soho | Won | ||
| 2nd CLASS Awards (City of Malabon University) | Most Outstanding Female News Presenter of the Year | Won | ||
| PMPC Star Awards for TV | Best Female Newscaster | Won | ||
| Best Documentary Program Host | Brigada | Nominated | ||
| Best Magazine Show Host | Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho | Nominated | ||
| 1st Gawad Duyan Awards | Himay-Ulat Award | State of the Nation with Jessica Soho | Won | |
| 2013 | Reader's Digest Asia | Digest's Most Trusted News Presenter | State of the Nation with Jessica Soho | Won |
| International Business and Academe Conference’s Service Excellence and Partners Awards | Best TV Public Affairs Host [14] | Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho | Won | |
| 7th UPLB Gandingan Awards | Best News Anchor | State of the Nation with Jessica Soho | Won | |
| 9th USTv Awards | Best Female News & Current Affairs Program Host | Won | ||
| PMPC Star Awards for TV | Best Magazine Show Host | Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho | Won | |
| Best Female Newscaster | State of the Nation with Jessica Soho | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Reader's Digest Asia | Digest's Most Trusted News Presenter | State of the Nation with Jessica Soho | Won |
| 6th UPLB Gandingan Awards | Best Magazine Program Host | Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho | Won | |
| PMPC Star Awards for TV | Best Magazine Show Host | Won | ||
| Best Female Newscaster | State of the Nation with Jessica Soho | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | Reader's Digest Asia | Digest's Most Trusted News Presenter | State of the Nation with Jessica Soho | Won |
| 5th UPLB Gandingan Awards | Best Magazine Program Host | Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho | Won | |
| PMPC Star Awards for TV | Best Public Affairs Program Host | Brigada | Nominated | |
| Best Magazine Show Host | Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho | Nominated | ||
| Best Female Newscaster | State of the Nation with Jessica Soho | Nominated | ||
| 2010 | PMPC Star Awards for TV | Best Magazine Show Host | Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho | Won |
| Best Public Service Program Host | Reunions | Nominated | ||
| 2009 | Best Public Affairs Program Host | Reunions | 3rd USTv Awards | Won |
| PMPC Star Awards for TV | Best Public Service Program Host | Nominated | ||
| Best Magazine Show Host | Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho | Won | ||
| 1st MTRCB TV Awards | Best Female Host | Won[15] | ||
| 2008 | UPLB Gandingan Awards | Best Magazine Program Host | Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho | Won |
| PMPC Star Awards for TV | Best Public Service Program Host | Reunions | Nominated | |
| Best Public Affairs Program Host | Hot Seat | Won | ||
| Best Magazine Show Host | Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | PMPC Star Awards for TV | Best Public Service Program Host | Sana'y Muling Makapiling | Nominated |
| Best Magazine Show Host | Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho | Nominated | ||
| 2006 | PMPC Star Awards for TV | Best Magazine Show Host | Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho | Nominated |
| 2004 | Nominated | |||
| 2003 | Nominated | |||
| 2002 | Asian TV Festival | Best Public Affairs Presenter | Jessica Soho Reports | Nominated |
| Golden Dove Awards | Best Public Affairs Show Host | Jessica Soho Reports | Won | |
| PMPC Star Awards for TV | Best News Magazine Show Host | Jessica Soho Reports | Won | |
| CMMA | Best Public Affairs Show Host | Jessica Soho Reports | Won | |
| 2002 | Asian TV Festival | Best Public Affairs Presenter | Jessica Soho Reports | Nominated |
| 2001 | Asian TV Festival | Best Public Affairs Presenter | Jessica Soho Reports | Nominated |
Recognitions and accolades
| Year | Award Giving Body | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | University of Northeastern Philippines’ 67th Commencement Exercises | Doctor of Humanities, Honoris Causa |
| 17th Gawad Pasado Awards | PinakaPASADOng Mamamahayag sa Larangan ng Kamalayang Pilipino | |
| COMGUILD Center for Journalism | Media Persona of Excellence | |
| Hall of Fame for the Most Outstanding Female News Presenter awardee[16] | ||
| 2014 | CEO Excel Awards | Awardee |
| 10th USTv Awards | Student Leaders' Choice of TV Personality | |
| Federation of Philippine Industries, Inc. | Bayabay Media Awards | |
| School Press Advisers Movement (SPAM) | Award of Excellence in the Field of Broadcasting | |
| 2013 | 3rd EdukCircle Awards | Most Outstanding Journalist of the Year |
| International Business and Academe Conference’s Service Excellence and Partners Awards | Outstanding Broadcaster of the Year | |
| Anak TV Seal Award | Hall of Famer | |
| 2012 | 6th UPLB Gandingan Awards | Hall of Fame for Best Magazine Program Host |
| Anak TV Seal Award | Most Admired Female Personality Awardee | |
| 2nd Adamson University Media Awards | Awardee | |
| EdukCircle | Most Outstanding Filipino Documentarian of All Time | |
| 8th International Center for Communication Studies (ICCS) | Most Outstanding Filipino Documentarian of All Time[17] | |
| 2011 | PMPC Star Awards for TV | Excellence in Broadcasting Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Anak TV Seal Award | Most Admired Female Personality Awardee | |
| Female Network.com | Womanity Award in the field of Media[18] | |
| 2010 | Anak TV Seal Award | Most Admired Female Personality Awardee |
| 2009 | Anak TV Seal Award | Most Admired Female Personality Awardee |
| 2008 | Anak TV Seal Award | Most Admired Female Personality Awardee |
| 2007 | Anak TV Seal Award | Most Admired Female Personality Awardee |
| 2003 | Mary Kay Philippines 3rd Anniversary | Women with a Heart Awardee |
| Rotary Club of Manila | Hall of Fame, Journalism Awards for Broadcast Journalism | |
| 2001 | Ten Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service (TOWNS) | Broadcast Journalism |
| Metrobank Foundation | Outstanding Broadcast Journalist Awardee | |
| 1999 | Kapisanan ng mga Brodkasters sa Pilipinas | Best Host in Golden Dove Awards |
| Broadcaster of the Year (Ka Doroy Valnecia Award) | ||
| 1998 | British Embassy in Manila | Fleet Street Awardee for Investigative Journalism |
| 1997 | Metro Pacific Corporation Journalism Awards | Political Reporter of the Year Award for coverage of "The Ipil Massacre" |
| 1993 | Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Award | Awardee |
| 1990 | CCP Gawad Natatanging Parangal | Special Awardee |
| Rotary Club of Manila | TV Journalist of the Year | |
| 1989 | CCP Gawad Natatanging Parangal | Special Awardee |
| Rotary Club of Manila | TV Journalist of the Year |
Other Recognitions and Accolades
- Most Outstanding Journalist of the Year - 3rd EdukCircle Awards (August 2013)
- Best News Anchor, awarded by Gandingan 2013: The 7th UPLB Isko't Iska's Broadcast Choice Awards Awards.
- World Achiever in Documentary, awarded by The EdukCircle, International Center for Communication Studies on August 26, 2012
- Most Outstanding Filipino Documentarian of All Time, awarded by The EdukCircle during the 8th ICCS Convention on Media Communication at the AFP Theater. This was awarded by different colleges and universities all over the Philippines, August 26, 2012
References
- ↑ Philippine Daily Inquirer - Dec 16, 2002
- ↑ Manila Standard - Mar 3, 1998
- ↑ 10 years of ‘I-Witness’ tonight on GMA Manila Bulletin November 8, 2009
- ↑ Philippine Daily Inquirer - Jun 21, 2001
- ↑ Saksi: QC honors GMA's Jessica Soho 14 October 2008
- ↑ http://www.igma.tv/forum/index.php?topic=3050.30
- ↑ Regional journalists real heroes: Soho Saturday, September 25, 2004
- ↑ "Jessica Soho to grace UNEP’s 67th Commencement Exercises". Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Rape joke ni Vice Ganda tungkol kay Jessica Soho, binatikos" (in Tagalog). Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ↑ "Vice Ganda speaks up on Jessica Soho joke". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ↑ "Alden Richards, Maja Salvador lead winners of 29th Star Awards for TV". Philippine Star. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ "FULL LIST: Winners, 2015 PMPC Star Awards for TV". Rappler. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ http://www.mb.com.ph/manila-bulletin-cited-as-best-national-broadsheet/
- ↑ http://entertainment.tempo.com.ph/2013/12/16/gma-wins-consecutive-awards-recognitions/
- ↑ http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/4650/1st-MTRCB-TV-Awards-winners-bared
- ↑ http://www.mindanaodailymirror.com/jessica-soho-wins-in-comguild-awards001-1113/
- ↑ "Jessica Soho cited for internationally acclaimed documentaries". Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.femalenetwork.com/news-features/womanity-award-winner-jessica-soho-thanks-those-who-voted-for-her