Ernie Baron
Ernie Baron | |
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| Born | Ernesto Baron August 15, 1940 |
| Died | January 23, 2006 (aged 65) |
| Resting place | Angelus Eternal Garden, Bacoor City, Cavite, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Occupation | Broadcaster, weatherman |
| Known for | The Philippine Walking Encyclopedia |
Ernesto J. "Ernie" Baron (August 15, 1940 – January 23, 2006) was a Filipino broadcaster and inventor. He spent more than 40 years in the field of broadcasting. He was best known as the weatherman in the ABS-CBN news program TV Patrol. He was also known as The Walking Encyclopedia.[1][2][3]
Career[]
Considered one of the pioneers of Radyo Patrol, which counts as contemporaries, among others, Rey Langit, Noli de Castro, Joe Taruc, Mario Garcia, Bobby Guanzon, Orly Mercado and Bong Lapira, Baron, Ka Ernie to his legions of followers, started his radio career with the general information program, Gintong Kaalaman, on the old DZAQ, the forerunner of what is now DZMM Radyo Patrol 630. During the Martial Law era, he also worked as one of the news anchors of the station DZSA 1230 kHz (now DWXI 1314 AM).
When ABS-CBN returned on the air after the Marcos regime, he hosted the radio program Knowledge Power as well as its spin-off show on television of the same title. He also advocated the use of herbal medicine called pito pito and cleansing diet in his programs and media appearances, which irked medical professionals and then dismissed him as promoter of quack medicine.
Baron made his first and only movie appearance on Pera o Bayong (based on the game segment from Magandang Tanghali Bayan).
Baron was also a proponent of scientific and technological advances in the Philippines. To attest to this, he was the inventor of the so-called DC Super Antenna or Baron Super Antenna, a sophisticated yet reasonably-priced outdoor TV antenna.
Personal life[]
Baron was married to Josephine Baron and had one daughter named Shirley. The Barons are adherents of Iglesia ni Cristo.
Death[]
He died of heart attack on the morning of January 23, 2006 in Muntinlupa, at the age of 65.[4]
Several months after his death, he was replaced by Kim Atienza as weather presenter of TV Patrol World, and the program's weather segment had been renamed as "Weather Weather Lang".[5]
Awards[]
| Event/Award-giving Body | Award | Reason/Program | Year |
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| Star Awards | Best Educational TV Program Host | Knowledge Power (Radio Show) | 2000 |
| ABS-CBN | "one of 10 Most Interesting Personalities in 2001" | 2001 | |
| Film Achievers' Association | Broadcast Journalist of the Year | 2005 |
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2012-03-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Ka Ernie wanted Kuya Kim to be his successor". ABS-CBN News. November 27, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ Ocampo, Ambeth (April 24, 2012). "A question for Ernie Baron". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ Bismarck, Maridol (January 24, 2006). "Broadcaster Ernie Baron dies of heart attack". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ "Kim Atienza, the weatherman". The Manila Times. 2 June 2006. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
External links[]
- Charlatan to some, but idol to many
- Ernie Baron Passes Away at 65
- ABS-CBN News - Ernie Baron 'always a kapamilya'
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