Jessica renews exclusive contract with GMA
Jessica Soho continues to be a Kapuso as she renews her commitment with GMA Network in a contract signing held last March 13.
Present during the signing were GMA Network chairman and CEO lawyer Felipe Gozon; president and COO Gilberto Duavit Jr.; EVP and CFO Felipe Yalong; and SVP for News and Public Affairs Marissa Flores.
“Thirty-fours years na po akong Kapuso,” said Soho, who started her career as a news reporter covering the military and defense beats. The self-confessed promdi (a small town girl who made good) has only gratitude towards the people around her for success. “Maraming salamat sa mga kasama ko sa trabaho at siyempre sa mga namumuno po ng GMA Network. Of course, to our viewers. Maraming salamat po sa inyong pagtitiwala.” She added that she looks forward to more years as a Kapuso. “Marami pa po tayong pagkukuwentuhan at marami pa po tayong pag-uusapan,” she said.
Gozon is also elated that Soho remains a Kapuso. “Tayo ay talagang nagagalak sapagkat ang programa ni Jessica (KMJS) ang No. 1 program sa lahat ng program ng GMA at ng mga kalaban nito. That’s how valuable Jessica is to GMA kaya talagang galak na galak kami na ipagpapatuloy natin ang kanyang more than 34 years with GMA,” he said.
Duavit, on the other hand, is thankful for Soho’s loyalty. “Jessica personifies, exemplifies all the virtues and values na tinataguyod natin hindi lamang ng (GMA) News and Public Affairs group kung hindi ng buong network,”
he shared, adding that the network is fortunate that Jessica remains a Kapuso even after all these years.
Yalong, on the other hand, cited how Soho was very easy to talk with in terms of renewing her contract. “Alam niya kung gaano siya kaimportante to the network, especially her program, KMJS, that still tops (the ratings game),” he said. Soho anchors GMA News TV’s
State of the Nation with Jessica Soho (SONA) and hosts GMA 7’s Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho
(KMJS). She is the chief correspondent/host of
Brigada on GMA News TV.
A two-time recipient of the highly prestigious George Foster Peabody Award, Soho was recently named as one of the members of this year’s New York Festivals Television & Film Awards’ Grand Jury.
In 2018, she brought another honor to the country as the very first Filipino news anchor to become a finalist at the said international competition, taking home the Bronze Medal in the Best News Anchor category for State of the Na-
tion with Jessica Soho.
This year, KMJS’ Salay feature is nominated in the Community Portraits category at the 2019 New York Festivals “World’s Best TV and Films” Competition.
At the 2018 Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand Awards, Soho was named the first-ever Hall of Fame awardee for winning the Most Trusted News Presenter award for eight consecutive years.
Soho is also the first UP College of Mass Communication alumna to receive the Gawad Plaridel Award for Journalism.
At the HISTORY CON 2018, she was given the History Maker Award for her significant contribution to the nation’s life and culture.