Joanna Marie "Pinky" Pagaspas Webb (born June 11, 1970) is a Filipina broadcast

journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism ...

currently working for

CNN Philippines CNN Philippines (abbreviated as CNN PH) is a commercial broadcast, cable and satellite television network in the Philippines. It is owned and operated by Nine Media Corporation, together with Radio Philippines Network (RPN) as the main content ...

. She is the daughter of

Freddie Webb Freddie Nelle Webb (born November 24, 1942) is a Filipino retired basketball player and coach, former politician, and television and radio personality. Education He completed his elementary education at San Beda College and his degree in Bach ...

and a sister of

Jason Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea. He w ...

and Hubert Webb.

Education

She attended high school at Colegio San Agustin where she was classmates with

Kris Aquino Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino (born February 14, 1971), professionally known as Kris Aquino (), is a Filipino television host, actress, producer, socialite and businesswoman. Dubbed as Philippine's "Queen of All Media", Aquino has hos ...

. She studied at

De La Salle University De La Salle University ( fil, Pamantasang De La Salle or Unibersidad ng De La Salle), also referred to as DLSU, De La Salle or La Salle, is a private university, private, Catholic Church, Catholic coeducational research university run by the I ...

where she initially took AB Psychology then decided to shift to AB Management. She also took up a few courses at

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and

Cal State Long Beach California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) is a public research university in Long Beach, California. The 322-acre campus is the second largest of the 23-school California State University system (CSU) and one of the largest universities i ...

on journalism for a semester.

Career

During her career at ABS-CBN, Webb was a first news anchor of ANC Primetime News (1999–2004) and

Dateline Philippines Dateline Philippines is the flagship midday newscast of the ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) covering the day's most important headlines in politics, business, sports, and entertainment. It concentrates on news from the more than 7,000 islands of th ...

(2004–2014) and also host of ''

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'', '' XXX: Exklusibong, Explosibong, Exposé'' (from 2008 until the show ended) and ''

TV Patrol Weekend ''TV Patrol'' is a Philippine television newscast produced by ABS-CBN News. It premiered on March 2, 1987, at the former ABS-CBN television network, replacing ''Balita Ngayon''. ''TV Patrol'' is the flagship national newscast of the network an ...

''. She was a radio co-anchor of Radyo Patrol Balita Alas Kwatro and the radio commentary program ''Tambalang Failon at Webb'' on weekdays with

Ted Failon Mario Teodoro Failon Etong (; born March 29, 1962), popularly known as Ted Failon, is a multi-awarded Filipino broadcast journalist both on radio and television. He also served as a representative of the 1st district of Leyte from 2001 to 2004 ...

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. On May 9, 2015, ''

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'' reported that Webb has resigned from ABS-CBN. Webb joined

in 2016. The network confirmed her move in a tweet. She debuted with CNN Philippines on April 4, 2016, as the first anchor of its Filipino-language newscast, ''Balitaan''. On September 26, 2016, Webb named as a host for a new current affairs daily program titled ''The Source''.

Television

Radio

Awards and citations

* One of the Best Morning Show Hosts (for ''

'') - Star Awards for TV (2008, 2009, 2010) * Best Female Morning Show Host (for ''

'') - 1st Media Newser Philippines Awards (2010) * Best Radio Anchor (for ''Tambalang Failon at Webb'') - 9th Gawad Tanglaw (2011) * Best TV Anchor (for ''

'') - 11th Gawad Tanglaw (2013)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Webb, Pinky Living people Filipino television news anchors Filipino people of American descent Filipino people of German descent People from Parañaque Kapampangan people De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde alumni 1970 births CNN people ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs people Pinky