Television journalist (born 1974)In this Philippine name, the family name is Elchico.

Alvin Elchico (born January 30, 1974) is a Filipino field reporter, newscaster and television host working for ABS-CBN and DZMM.

Contents

• 1 Education
• 2 Career
• 3 Awards and citations
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Education

Elchico graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in m* communication from University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City.

Career

Elchico started his career as a news anchor and field reporter for TV Patrol Bacolod as TV Patrol Western Visayas from 1996 to 2000. In 2000, he transferred to Manila and first became a news writer at ABS-CBN's DZMM; then in 2002, he became a newsbreak (now News Patrol) anchor and eventually a field reporter. Since November 26, 2011, he anchors TV Patrol Weekend. His co-anchor was Pinky Webb, until 2015, when she was replaced by Zen Hernandez. He is also the senior business reporter of ABS-CBN. A former narrator in TV Patrol and Bandila, he still narrates on Bandila vignettes. He also takes on anchoring duties for the main TV Patrol weekday newscast when any of its anchors is absent Since October 2018.

At DZMM, he anchors Konsyumer ATBP. alongside Department of Trade and Industry (Philippines) Usec. Ruth Castelo, and SRO or Suhestiyon, Reaksyon, Opinyon with Doris Bigornia.

Since July 23, 2011, he is one of the hosts of the weekend medical morning program Salamat Dok together with Bernadette Sembrano.

Awards and citations

• 2012 Best Public Service Program Host: Salamat Dok! (along with Bernadette Sembrano) – 6th UPLB Gandingan Isko't Iska's Broadcast Choice Awards

References

External links

• ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs Group

Segment anchorFinal regional versions

• Bicol
• Central Visayas
• Chavacano
• Eastern Visayas
• Negros
• North Luzon
• [North Mindanao
• Palawan
• Panay
• South Central Mindanao
• Southern Mindanao
• Southern Tagalog

Defunct regional versions

• 4 (1988–1995)/Bacolod
• Baguio
• Butuan/Caraga
• Cagayan de Oro/Northern Mindanao
• Cagayan Valley
• Cebu
• Central Mindanao
• Dagupan (1999–2006)/North Central Luzon
• Dumaguete
• Iligan
• Iloilo
• Laoag (1997–2008)/Ilocos
• Legazpi
• Mindanao (1989–1997; 2001–2005)/Davao
• Northwestern Mindanao
• Nuebe Patrol
• Pampanga
• Socsksargen
• Tacloban
• Western Visayas (1998–2001)
• Zamboanga

Spin-off

• Junior Patrol