Gie Alvarez, Program Host, Front Page Philippines
Gie Alvarez started her media career in print as a proofreader on per project basis for the Junior Citizen — a weekly English language publication dealing with Philippine current events and a mandatory reading requirement, forming part of the academic curriculum, for both private and public high school and intermediate students in the Philippines.
Gie later moved to broadcast as a DJ at DWXB 102.7 FM – an English commercial FM radio station in Manila, Philippines back in mid 70s. The frequency is now occupied by DWSM.
After a three-year stint with the pop music and business news station, she moved to the Philippine government-owned broadcast network DZRP-Voice of the Philippines (VOP) as Producer-Writer-Announcer, using the medium of the Philippine national language, Filipino (which is 80% Tagalog-based), handling public affairs program aired nationwide.
With the network, Gie moved to sports upon the prodding of then-station manager of DZSR-Sports Radio, the late Ramon ‘Mon’ Santiago (who later served, until his passing, as vice president for public relations of food, beverage and consumer giant San Miguel Corporation in the Philippines), honing her English sportswriting, commentary and reportorial skills.
While Gie was with DZSR, she was occasionally assigned as sidelights anchor on several TV special programming broadcast of GTV-Channel 4, ranging from public affairs to sports.
Before migrating to Canada, Gie also worked with the (Bobong) Velez’s owned-audio-visual (AV) production house, “Creative Arts Village, Inc.” as Production Manager. As such, Gie was in charge of overall productions: TV programs, commercials and AV presentations and documentaries. She also served later as the company’s Marketing Manager.
Both in Manila, Philippines and Toronto, Canada, she was the voice behind a good number of English or Tagalog television and radio commercials, and several video documentary presentations. In Canada alone, Gie has been involved in around 900 Radio-TV Commercials and Audio-Visual Presentations in various capacities — producer, director, voice coach, scriptwriter, but mostly voice-over behind the creatives.
She and her husband, Ace Alvarez — who produces Front Page Philippines, operate an integrated media communication company.
Gie holds a baccalaureate degree in Communications Arts from Manila’s Philippine Women’s University.
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