Pumanaw na ang beteranong brodkaster na si Harry Gasser, 76, kahapon ng madaling-araw, April 3, matapos nitong ma-stroke.
Ayon sa kanyang anak na nakausap ng GMA News online, isinugod nila si Harry sa Quezon City General Hospital noong Linggo, March 30, dahil nahirapan daw itong huminga matapos ang kanyang pagdya-jogging.
Ang asawa ni Harry ay ang komedyanang si Flora Gasser.
Kasalukuyang nakalagak ang mga labi ni Harry sa St. Peter's Chapel sa may Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City.
Nakatakda naman ang cremation para sa kanyang mga labi sa Lunes, April 7.
BROADCAST ICON. Si Harry ay hinangaan sa kanyang galing sa pagbabalita mula noong dekada ’70 hanggang sa mga unang taon nang 1990s.
Siya ang anchor ng kauna-unahang English newscast sa bansa, ang NewsWatch ng RPN-9.
Kaagad namang nagpaabot ng kanyang pakikiramay ang naging co-host ni Harry sa NewsWatch na si Senator Loren Legarda.
Pagbabalik-tanaw pa ng senadora, “It was in 1981, I was only 21 then when I co-anchored RPN-9’s Newswatch with Harry.
"Harry was RPN-9’s main primetime anchor on domestic satellite and Newswatch was the highest-rated and the most-watched news program at that time."
Dagdag ni Senator Legarda, “Harry was the face of Newswatch, but more than that, he was an icon in Philippine broadcast media.
"He was a well-respected news anchor and he was a proud Cebuano.
"Harry will surely be missed.”
Ang ilan pang mga nakasama at nakakakilala sa beteranong brodkaster ay nagpahayag ng kanilang papuri sa isang haligi sa industriya na pumanaw na.
Narito ang ilan sa mga Tweets nila:
RIP Harry Gasser. The iconic anchor of Newswatch brought class to news presenting. I will miss his impeccable English and deep calm voice.
— Rico Hizon (@RicoHizon) April 3, 2014
I watched Harry Gasser & Ka Kiko Evangelista deliver the news growing up. Their english was impeccable. The last of a generation has passed.
— Gilbert C. Remulla (@GilbertCRemulla) April 3, 2014
@cherrysingh065 Harry Gasser, Kiko Evangelista, Jose Mari Velez, and Angelo Castro Jr. defined our generations assumption news was important
— Manuel L. Quezon III (@mlq3) April 5, 2012
Veteran news broadcaster Harry Gasser passed away today. He was an icon in the 70s - The Walter Cronkite of (cont) http://t.co/93dRht72vd
— julius babao (@juLiusbabao) April 3, 2014
Way before i ever imagined being in the industry, Harry Gasser was my favorite. His deep calm voice was a joy to watch & hear.
— Raffy Tima (@raffytima) April 3, 2014
My first primetime newscast was co-anchoring NEWSWATCH with Harry Gasser in the very early 1990s. Every evening... http://t.co/KvzehMqQ
— Cristina Peczon (@crispeczonrod) April 5, 2012