'' Nationwide'' () is the flagship morning

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of AM

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DZBB in the Philippines. Originally anchored by

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and Joel Reyes Zobel, it premired on January 8, 2007. The radio program is streaming online on DZBB's

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page and is also

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nationwide via all GMA ''Super Radyo'' stations and on GTV through the program block ''

Dobol B TV ''Dobol B TV'' () formerly ''Dobol B sa News TV'', is a Philippine television news radio program block broadcast by GMA News TV and GTV. It premiered on February 28, 2011, consisting of some programs simulcast from radio station Super Radyo ...

''. Zobel and Melo Del Prado currently serve as the anchors.

Anchors

* Joel Reyes Zobel (2007–present) * Melo Del Prado (2011–2023; substitute anchor, 2023–present; permanently anchor) * Orly Trinidad (2011–present) (substitute for Del Prado and Zobel) * Weng Dela Peña (2019–present) (substitute for Del Prado and Zobel) * Rowena Salvacion (2021–present) (substitute for Del Prado and Zobel) * Kathy San Gabriel (2021–present) (substitute for Del Prado and Zobel) * Toni Aquino (2022–present) (substitute for Del Prado and Zobel)

Former Anchor

(2007–2023)† * Gani Oro (2007–2013) (substitute anchor for Enriquez and Zobel)

Background

The broadcast debuted as ''Super Balita sa Umaga'' between 8 and 9 in the morning, running concurrently with Mike Enriquez's radio show ''

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''. The newscast was moved to 7 a.m. on January 8, 2007, after DZBB changed their early morning programming, and it began airing nationally via satellite. Joel Reyes Zobel, the station's program anchor and the voiceover for

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, then joined Enriquez as his co-anchor. Along with ''Saksi sa Dobol B'', the newscast started its simulcast under ''

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'' block on

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when it launched on February 28, 2011. The simulcast's first run ended on September 7, 2012, and the following month it was replaced by the morning show ''

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''. On April 24, 2017, after 4 years of hiatus, the newscast returned to TV as part of the second reiteration of ''Dobol B sa News TV'', which is seen on GMA News TV. On February 22, 2021, coinciding with the rebranding of

to GTV, the program has also carried to the newly renamed ''

'' programming block. On August 13, 2022, ''Super Balita sa Umaga Nationwide'' began airing at weekends even though the branding remains ''Super Balita sa Umaga''. All Super Radyo AM stations as well as hybrid Barangay FM Super Radyo stations in Kalibo and General Santos now broadcast the newscast's Saturday and Sunday editions.

Current segments

*''Bantay Panahon/Bantay Bagyo'' - The weather segment and radio counterpart of IM Ready: GMA Weather segment of GMA News programs on TV

Occasional segments

*''Bantay Bakuna'' (formerly ''Bantay

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'' and ''Bantay nCoV'') - The segment in which the hosts presents the current situation about the COVID-19 vaccination program. *''Bantay Bulkan'' - The segment about the latest updates on volcanic eruptions. *''Bantay Baha'' - This segment about the latest updates on floods. *''Bantay Biyahe'' - This segment about the latest updates on roads,

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, and passenger terminals during holidays (i.e. during

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, and

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seasons).

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