Ted Failon

Ted Failon
Ted Failon
Born	Mario Teodoro Failon Etong; March 29, 1962; Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines
Education	Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Occupation	Radio DJ ; Broadcast Journalist ; Politician
Years active	1990–present
Agent	ABS-CBN (1990–2020); TV5 (2020–present); Brightlight Productions (2020–present)
Notable credit(s)	Hoy Gising! anchor (1992–2001); Tambalang Failon at Sanchez anchor (1995–2001; 2004–2009); Radyo Patrol Balita Alas-Siyete anchor (2004–2020); TV Patrol anchor (2004–2020); Tambalang Failon at Webb anchor (2009–2011); Failon Ngayon host (2009–2020); Failon Ngayon sa TeleRadyo commentator (2011–2020); Ted Failon at DJ Chacha sa Radyo5 commentator and disk jockey (2020–present); Radyo5 Network News anchor (2020–present);

Mario Teodoro "Ted" Failon Etong (born March 29, 1962) is a Filipino radio broadcast journalist, disk jockey, television news anchor, and former politician. He currently anchors Ted Failon at DJ Chacha sa Radyo5 on Radyo5 92.3 News FM. He also served as a representative of the 1st district of Leyte from 2001 to 2004.

A broadcast journalist previously for ABS-CBN, he previously presented news for Radyo Patrol Balita Alas-Siyete alongside Noli de Castro, and on his own program Failon Ngayon sa TeleRadyo. He also presented Hoy Gising!, the nightly news program TV Patrol from 2004 to 2020, and his own investigative program Failon Ngayon on television.

In 2009, Failon was arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife.[1] In 2017, he was arrested and charged with libel.[2]

On August 30, 2020, ABS-CBN management confirmed that Failon decided to part ways with the network. He made his final appearance on TV Patrol and Failon Ngayon sa TeleRadyo on August 31 and was later replaced by Henry Omaga-Diaz.[3][4][5]

Currently, he is a commentator and a disk jockey (a nod back to his roots as a former DJ for DWGV 99.1 in Pampanga) on the program Ted Failon at DJ Chacha sa Radyo5 for Radyo5 92.3 News FM along with Czarina Balba-Guevarra aka DJ Chacha (formerly of MOR 101.9 For Life!).

References

"Ted Failon's wife committed suicide, NBI findings show". GMA News Online. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
"Ted Failon posts bail for libel charges". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
"After 30 years, Ted Failon and ABS-CBN part ways". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
"Ted Failon set to leave ABS-CBN". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
"Ted Failon to leave ABS-CBN, network confirms". Rappler. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

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House of Representatives of the Philippines
Preceded by Alfred Romualdez	Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Leyte's 1st District June 30, 2001–June 30, 2004	Succeeded by Remedios Petilla

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[1] "Ted Failon's wife committed suicide, NBI findings show". GMA News Online. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

[2] "Ted Failon posts bail for libel charges". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

[3] "After 30 years, Ted Failon and ABS-CBN part ways". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

[4] "Ted Failon set to leave ABS-CBN". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

[5] "Ted Failon to leave ABS-CBN, network confirms". Rappler. Retrieved August 30, 2020.