Rhelyn Harder
- Three representatives from GMA network were invited to the 2019 New York Festivals’ Grand Jury
- The award-winning directors, producers, writers, actors, and other creative media professionals around the globe will acknowledge the top TV programs and films from over 50 countries
- To ensure the fairness of the results, all NYF judges are not allowed to judge entries from their own companies
GMA Network continues to make a mark in the global stage as a leading broadcasting company in the Philippines. There were three representatives from the said network who were invited to the 2019 New York Festivals’ Grand Jury, namely; senior vice president for news and public affairs Marissa Flores, first vice-president for public affairs Nessa Valdellon, and news anchor Jessica Soho. As Flores is a Grand Jury member, she will also be part of NYF’s Advisory Board.
Marissa Flores, who serves as GMA News Online’s executive vice-president for editorial, has been recognized for the growth of GMA Network’s News and Public Affairs organization. Under her leadership, there were more than 30 programs and numerous public affairs special features that were aired; making GMA earn the merit of being the most awarded broadcast news organization in the country.
The executive producer, program manager of documentaries, public affairs, reality TV, and drama programs Nessa Valdellon has experienced working on television for more than two decades now.
She was the creator of the social realism series “Bayan Ko” and “Titser,” as well as in launching an online newscast – a winner of an innovative funding grant from YouTube’s “Stand the Truth.” And she is the one who spearheaded the launch of GMA News TV, which is now the most-watched local news channel.
And Jessica Soho, as the country’s most awarded broadcast journalist, has marked a momentous history in Philippine broadcasting after becoming the very first Filipino news anchor to become a finalist in the New York Festival Television and Film Awards.
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She also won the Best News Anchor category for GMA News TV’s flagship newscast, State of the Nations with Jessica Soho (SONA), making her a two-time recipient of the George Foster Peabody Award.
The three of them will join the award-winning directors, producers, writers, actors, and other creative media professionals from around the globe in acknowledging the top TV programs and films from over 50 countries.
To ensure fairness in the results, all NYF judges are not allowed to judge entries from their own companies.
Last year, GMA network brought home eight medals and four finalist certificates at the 2018 New York Festival “World’s Best TV and Films” Competition, and remains the most awarded local broadcast news organization.
