Karambola (radio program)

*Karambola*
	Title card
Genre	Talk radio
Running time	2 hrs. (including commercials)
Country of origin	Philippines
Language(s)	Filipino, English
Home station	DWIZ
Syndicates	Home Radio Network (FM stations); RPN Radyo Ronda;
Hosted by	Jonathan Dela Cruz (2005–present); Conrad Banal (2015–present); Trixie Cruz-Angeles (2018–present); Larry Gadon (2019–present); (See also past hosts);
Created by	Antonio Cabangon-Chua
Original release	April 11, 2005 – present
No. of episodes	n/a (airs daily)

Karambola (Collision) is a Philippine political talk radio program. It airs every weekday mornings on DWIZ in Metro Manila, and nationwide via syndication on Home Radio Network (provincial stations) and RPN Radyo Ronda.^[1]

Since 2018, the program has been live streaming through social media platforms such as Facebook and YouTube, as well on the station's official website and mobile application.^[2]

History[]

Title card from 2019-2020

The program was first conceptualized by Aliw Broadcasting Corporation founder and former Ambassador Antonio Cabangon-Chua, as a way to debate and tackle issues on politics, featuring a panel of prominent journalists and broadcasters.^[1]

In 2018, blogger RJ Nieto ("Thinking Pinoy") and attorney Trixie Cruz-Angeles joined the show's third batch. Robles died on May 23, 2019.^[3] Senator Imee Marcos and attorney Larry Gadon joined as guest commentators in 2019, while Nieto left the program on August 3, 2020.

Hosts[]

Current[]

Jonathan Dela Cruz (2005–present)
Conrad Banal (2015–present)
Trixie Cruz-Angeles (2018–present)
Larry Gadon, Tuesday and Thursday (2019–present)

Past hosts[]

Alvin Capino†
Teodoro Locsin Jr.
Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla
Dodo Dulay
Dong Puno†
Imee Marcos
Ed Javier
Cely Ortega Bueno
Cielo Villaluna
Alex Magno
Salvador Escudero†
Tonton Contreras
Jojo Robles†
RJ Nieto

References[]

^ ^a ^b "'Karambola' merges social, traditional media". BusinessMirror. 11 July 2019.
^ Staff, BusinessMirror. "'Karambola' merges social, traditional media". BusinessMirror. T. Anthony C. Cabangon. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
^ "Times columnist Jojo Robles writes 30". The Manila Times. 22 May 2019.

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[karambola1-1] "'Karambola' merges social, traditional media". BusinessMirror. 11 July 2019.

[2] Staff, BusinessMirror. "'Karambola' merges social, traditional media". BusinessMirror. T. Anthony C. Cabangon. Retrieved 6 August 2020.

[3] "Times columnist Jojo Robles writes 30". The Manila Times. 22 May 2019.

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