"It's such a great honor that people respect my opinion in this network. It's such a great honor that people take action when an opinion is given. But at the same time, it's great to work with people na may sariling utak din. Kaya alam mo na hindi lang sila sumusunod kundi kikilatisin din nila ang sinasabi mo, e. At pag tama naman, sunod. Pag hindi, kontra. Discussion uli. So discussions upon discussions. Paulit-ulit 'yan. And it's great. We've had conflicts already, but that's what makes you grow," says Paolo Bediones about being a talent and an executive of the new TV5.
Paolo Bediones says the "potential for growth" is greater on TV5
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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Excited si Paolo Bediones sa kanyang bagong role.
At hindi role sa isang teleserye o pelikula ang ikinae-excite ng dating Kapuso at Survivor Philippines host, kundi mas mabigat pa—ang role ng pagiging network executive/programing executive ng ngayo'y Manny Pangilinan-owned TV station na TV5.
Dating pag-aari ng banking magnate at businessman na si Antonio "Tonyboy" Cojuangco (Bank of Commerce, Dream Sattelite Broadasting) ang Novaliches-based TV station na Channel 5. Last year, napabilang na ito sa maraming negosyo ng telecommunications czar na si Pangilinan (PLDT, Smart Communications). Kasabay nito ang pagkuha ng istasyon ng mga bagong talents, at kabilang sa mga unang talents na kinuha ng Singko ay si Paolo.
Kahapon, Martes, March 9, nagpa-presscon ang TV5 para sa dalawang bagong News and Public Affairs program ng istasyon, ang Tutok Tulfo na pangungunahan ng hard-hitting public service show host at radio broadcaster na si Erwin Tulfo at ang USI (Under Special Investigation) na programa naman ni Paolo. Sa presscon na ito rin na ginanap sa Annabel's restaurant sa Tomas Morato, Quezon City, ipinahayag ni Paolo na bukod sa pagiging host ng USI ay mas malaki at mas mabigat pa ang role niya sa Ka-Shake station.
Una, bilang programming executive, "There would be specific programs assigned to me by the programming committee, and I will be overseeing the development of the production and the talents as well," pahayag ni Paolo nang makausap siya ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal).
"As a network executive naman," patuloy niya, "it involves—not just sa public affairs but in entertainment as well—training, yung pagpili ng mga talents, and giving them tips or whatever, kung anong puwedeng gawin. Whatever expertise that I have acquired in the 12 years that I have been in the industry, in terms of the various formats—reality, game show, talk show, news magazine show, beauty pageants and whatnot—these are things that I will be putting into that one big basket and they can just pick from it, basically.
"So, now, it's a good position. Because now, nakakatulong tayo sa mga kasama natin sa industriya who have talents, who deserve a shot, whether it's a new shot, a second shot, a third shot, it doesn't matter."
LOOKING FOR THAT DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH. Pero nilinaw ni Paolo na hindi naman lahat ng lalapit sa kanya ay matutulungan niya.
"Ang daming mga kasama natin sa industriya on-cam and off-cam na lumalapit sa akin. Tutulungan naman natin—yung iba. At the end of the day naman, siyempre, if I'm gonna vouch for someone, I have to know their work ethic, e. So, hindi lahat ng lumalapit, matutulungan natin. Hindi naman tayo tipong public service, e. At the end of the day, it's still a business. At ayoko namang mapahiya na ang taong sinu-support ko, o I'm vouching for, cannot deliver. Kasi it will reflect on my judgment."
Dagdag pa ni Paolo, mas gusto pa nga raw nila sa TV5 na mag-develop ng "diamonds in the rough." Ipinaliwanag niya nung mismong presscon proper kung ano ang ibig niyang sabihin dito.
"You don't wanna get someone too polished. You wanna get someone who's basically a 'diamond in the rough' that you can train, that you can instill the right values into. Kung makikita po ninyo the way that we've been moving sa TV5, is that we either get pillars or we will develop our own talents.
"The ones in between, minsan medyo mahirap nang ayusin yung tamang pag-iisip. So, we'd rather start with someone we can train from the very beginning or someone na haligi na talaga at puwede naming sandalan bilang poste sa iba't ibang mga programa namin," ani Paolo.
PAOLO THE NEWS ANCHOR. Sa PEP Alerts! kahapon, na-announce na si Paolo rin ang official primetime news anchor ng TV5. Aniya, ito raw ang magiging priority niya sa istasyon, sa sandaling mai-launch na nga ang bagong TV5 News and Public Affairs grid na kinabibilangan ng dalawa pang bagong public affairs shows na ia-announce pa lang sa mga darating na araw.
"If I could list my priorities now, number one for TV5 would be head anchor of the daily newscast, pangalawa na lang ang pagiging network executive," sabi ni Paolo.
Pagtatapat ni Paolo, hindi raw niya in-aspire o pinangarap na maging news anchor. Naging entertainment show host na siya sa S-Files, naging morning show host sa Mornings@GMA at Unang Hirit, magazine show host for Gameplan, game show host for Digital LG Quiz at pinakanagmarka ang paho-host niya sa Extra Challenge at Survivor Philippines, pero never daw siyang nangarap talaga na maging news anchor, lalo na nung nasa GMA-7 pa siya.
"Malabo kasi, e. Lalo na GMA, there is no way that is gonna happen. Andami nang nakapila... Wala, wala talagang posibilidad na mangyari yun. Nung in-offer sa akin ng TV5 yung role to be a news anchor, to have a news and public affairs show, and to have some entertainment shows, and to be a network executive as well and all that, it was just, I guess what I need, e. Something new, something fresh. Na hindi ko pa nagagawa.
"Pero alam ko, sa dedication ko at sa passion ko sa trabaho, I will learn that, e. So, I've been taking a crash course from Ma'am Luchi [Cruz-Valdes, TV5 head of News and Public Affairs] on what it means to be a journalist na tunay, ha. Hindi yung nagdyo-journalist-journalist ka lang. Hindi. I'm gonna have to learn how to write, produce...which I've been doing naman before."
USI (UNDER SPECIAL INVESTIGATION). Sa show niyang USI (Under Special Investigation), bagama't public affairs/investigative program daw ito ay naiiba naman sa mga nakasanayan nang shows na may ganitong format, lalo na yung mga nasa Dos at Siete.
"Hindi lang siya basta interbyuhan lang o simpleng investigative show. We will do what other investigative show hosts will not do. Since nakilala na rin naman ako sa mga challenges o yung reality challenge persona ko, we put that element on the show. Doon na 'ko nakilala, e. We put our guests through challenges," saad ni Paolo.
Halimbawa na nga raw ang pag-challenge nila sa una nilang guests na sina presidential candidate Senator Richard "Dick" Gordon at sa pamangkin nitong si Olongapo City councilor JC delos Reyes.
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