Umagang Kay Ganda

''Umagang Kay Ganda'' (, also known as UKG) was a Philippine morning show that aired on ABS-CBN from June 25, 2007, to May 5, 2020. Prior to broadcast stoppage and the COVID-19 pandemic, the program was aired every weekday mornings from 5:00AM to 8:00AM on the network's ''Umaganda'' morning block. It also aired worldwide via TFC. The program was ABS-CBN's longest-running morning show.

Format

The main ingredient in this morning show was audience interaction and participation. In line with the format, they aired their show from ''Club O'' (formerly ''Dish'') in the ABS-CBN compound to make the show more accessible to the audience. The program included live traffic points from six key points in Metro Manila, as well as occasional regional news.

Broadcast

In some provinces at 7:00AM, ABS-CBN Regional Network Group would cut this program mid-way (without any notice) to air sixty minutes of provincial morning programming. Each local morning program, produced by their respective news departments, features news and features related to its target regional audience. Due to the network's shutdown, these regional programs were then aired on their respective Facebook pages and YouTube at 7:00AM.
* Baguio/Dagupan (Northern Luzon) - ''Bagong Morning Kapamilya''
* Naga City/ Legazpi (Bicol) - ''Marhay na Aga Kapamilya''
* Iloilo (Western Visayas) - ''Panay Sikat''
* Bacolod (Western Visayas) - ''The Morning Show''
* Cebu (Central Visayas) - ''Maayong Buntag Kapamilya''
* Tacloban (Eastern Visayas) - ''Maupay nga Aga Kapamilya''
* Cagayan de Oro/Iligan/Butuan (Northern Mindanao) - ''Pamahaw Espesyal''
* Davao (Southern Mindanao) - '' Maayong Buntag Mindanao''
* General Santos/Cotabato (South Central Mindanao) - ''Magandang Umaga South Central Mindanao''
* Zamboanga (Western Mindanao) - ''Buenos Dias Zamboanga''

History

''Umagang Kay Ganda'' premiered on June 25, 2007, at 5:15AM, replacing ''Magandang Umaga, Pilipinas''. The original hosts include Edu Manzano, Pinky Webb, Lucky Mercado, Anthony Taberna, Alex Santos, Winnie Cordero, Donita Rose, Zenaida Seva, Ogie Diaz, Kim Atienza, Bernadette Sembrano, and Rica Peralejo.

Edu Manzano and Ogie Diaz left the program more than two years later. Manzano was running for Vice President, while Diaz was concentrating on hosting ''Entertainment Live''.

On May 11, 2009, ''Umagang Kay Ganda'' launched "'' Boto Mo iPatrol Mo Ako Ang Simula''" in preparation for the 2010 Philippine elections.

On July 13, 2009, Ginger Conejero and Atom Araullo separately joined the program, filling the vacancy by the departure of Manzano and Diaz.

On October 21, 2009, Kim Atienza left the program to join the talent competition program ''Showtime'' (later known as ''It's Showtime'') as one of the hosts.

On March 22, 2010, Andre Felix, Bekimon, and Phoemela Baranda joined the program as hosts. The same year, Araullo left the show to concentrate on field reporting.

On February 7, 2011, the program was reformatted, with Iya Villania, Jeffrey Tam, and ''Miss Universe 2010'' fourth runner-up Venus Raj joining the program to replace Sembrano, Peralejo, Conejero and Bekimon. On August 1 of the same year, Bernadette Sembrano replaced Webb after the former's six-month hiatus from the show.

On January 30, 2012, Bianca Gonzalez replaced Donita Rose (who left the show to train as a professional chef), while Anthony Taberna and his ''Dos Por Dos'' co-host Gerry Baja joined the program as hosts.

On June 4, 2012, comedian-actor Ariel Ureta joined the program as one of the new hosts.

On January 28, 2013, Jorge Cariño joined the program replacing Santos, while Araullo returned to the show after three years.

On February 10, 2014, ''Umagang Kay Ganda'' shortened its timeslot from 5:00AM to 7:30AM to give way for the airing extension of talk show ''Kris TV''.

On October 2, 2015, Bernadette Sembrano left the program to focus on ''TV Patrol''.

On October 23, 2015, ANC ended its simulcast for ''Umagang Kay Ganda'' in preparation for the major revamp of the channel's programming, logo and imaging. The timeslot was replaced by ''Mornings @ ANC and Early Edition''.

On June 20, 2016, ''Umagang Kay Ganda'' brings back its original three-hour runtime from 5:00AM to 8:00AM.

On September 15, 2017, Atom Araullo left the program (following his departure from ABS-CBN) due to his decision to return to GMA Network. The next year, Kori Quintos and Jeff Canoy joined the show replacing Araullo and former PAGASA weatherman Alvin Pura.

On April 2, 2018, ''Umagang Kay Ganda'' switched to high definition format, along with the other ABS-CBN News programs.

On July 29, 2019, Canoy officially became part of UKG as a permanent co-host after filling-in for Araullo.

On March 18, 2020, ''Umagang Kay Ganda'' was temporarily replaced by the simulcast of DZMM TeleRadyo on the show's timeslot for the first time in years as provisional programming. Gerry Baja's ''Garantisadong Balita'' aired at 5-6am, followed by Noli de Castro's ''Kabayan'' (6-7am; 7:30-8am), and the tag team of Ted Failon and Noli de Castro in morning newscast ''Radyo Patrol Balita Alas-Siyete'' at 7-7:30am. The program returned to air on May 4, though it began at 6:00 am rather than 4:55 am as DZMM's ''Garantisadong Balita'' remained on air. However, due to the shutdown of ABS-CBN on the evening of May 5, 2020, caused by a cease-and-desist order from the National Telecommunications Commission after its legislative franchise expired the day prior, the program continued broadcasting as ''Umagang Kwentuhan'' on Facebook Live the day after until June 30, 2020. The program was formally cancelled on July 15, 2020, when the abolition of the network's Current Affairs division became official as a result of the denial of ABS-CBN's legislative broadcast franchise five days prior.

Hosts

Final hosts

Main hosts

* Winnie Cordero
* Ariel Ureta
* Amy Perez
* Jorge Cariño
* Tina Marasigan
* Gretchen Ho
* Ariella Arida
* Jeff Canoy
* Kori Quintos

Co-hosts

* Bryan Termulo
* Hanz Cua
* Marlo Mortel
* K Brosas
* Long Mejia
* Dawn Chang
* Tommy Esguerra
* KaladKaren Davila
* Lady Pipay Navarro
* Jackque Gonzaga
* Isabela Vinzon
* Justin Cuyugan
* Jeremy Glinoga

Guest and featured hosts

* Robi Domingo
* Hashtags Members
* Clarence Delgado
* Mutya Orquia
* Dominic Roque
* Arron Villaflor
* Marco Masa
* Eric Nicolas
* Upgrade (boyband group)
* Pia Gutierrez
* Adrian Ayalin
* Renee Salud
* Jasmin Romero
* Cast of ''Team Yey!''
* Pat Reyes
* Roxy Montealegre
* Jeffrey Hernaez

Former hosts

* Lucky Mercado
* Ogie Diaz (now currently as a talent manager & also currently as a TV host)
* Edu Manzano
* Kim Atienza
* Zenaida Seva
* Pinky Webb
* Rica Peralejo (now married)
* Donita Rose
* Alex Santos
* Bernadette Sembrano
* Anthony Taberna
* Ginger Conejero
* Atom Araullo
* Phoemela Baranda
* Andrei Felix
* Rico J. Puno (deceased)
* Venus Raj
* Iya Villania
* Bianca Gonzalez
* Gerry Baja
* Zen Hernandez
* Doris Bigornia
* Melai Cantiveros
* Ella Cruz
* Alvin Pura
* Sam Shoaf
* Martin Javier

Segments

* ''Umagang Balita'': A two-part news bulletin, competing with two other morning news bulletins including ''Unang Hirits segment ''Unang Balita'' on GMA Network.
** 6:00 A.M. - bulletin featuring national, international, regional, and showbiz news; anchored by Anthony Taberna, Amy Perez, Jorge Carino, and Jeff Canoy. This is considered as the main news bulletin of the morning show.
** 7:00 A.M. - bulletin featuring more national, international and regional news.
* ''Showbiz Balita'': Entertainment news segment anchored by Amy Perez.
* ''Eh Kasi Lalaki'': Hosted by Anthony Taberna and Jorge Cariño.
* ''Umagang Kay Sarap'': Recipe of the day.
* ''Ano Ba Yan?''

Controversy

Taberna's remarks on rape victim

On February 19, 2018, a news report of a 19-year-old girl was delivered; she was allegedly gang-raped after meeting up with someone she was chatting with online. In the background, however, Anthony Taberna's voice can be heard, saying, "This is just remarkable. It’s not the first time that this happened. There have been so many incidents like this of eyeball meet-ups. What’s more dangerous is you not only go to that eyeball meet-up, you even went out for a drink. That’s the problem, that’s the hardest of all, especially since you’re drinking out with an all-male group." Later, seemingly cutting off Jeff Canoy, Taberna was heard saying, "No. The truth is it’s easy to say that to men. Excuse me in so far as the victim is concerned, the one who must be given justice. But this should be a warning for future incidents. If you’re a woman, don’t enter a hole of evil-doers."

Accolades

See also

* List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN

References

External links

* {{IMDb title , 1068600

ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs shows
ABS-CBN news shows
ABS-CBN original programming
Breakfast television in the Philippines
2010s Philippine television series
2020s Philippine television series
2007 Philippine television series debuts
2020 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
Television productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic