Dobol A sa Dobol B
Dobol A sa Dobol B (lit. 'Double A on Double B') is a Philippine weekday morning radio show hosted by Arnold Clavio and Ali Sotto. It airs from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (PST) over DZBB-AM in Metro Manila, the flagship AM radio station of GMA Network. On April 24, 2017, the program is also shown live as a part of the 6-hour Dobol B sa News TV simulcast on GMA News TV.
Title card used during Dobol B sa News TV telecast since April 24, 2017 | |
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Running time | 1 hour (10:00 am–11:00 am) |
Country of origin | Philippines |
Home station | Super Radyo DZBB 594 GMA News TV |
Hosted by | Arnold Clavio Ali Sotto |
Created by | GMA Network GMA News and Public Affairs |
Original release | First incarnation: June 8, 1998 – January 30, 2008 Second incaration: January 13, 2014 – present |
Opening theme | "Dobol A sa Dobol B" by Dennis Garcia |
Background
The program's title comes from the hosts names and the station's (DZBB) call sign letters. Prior to Dobol A, Clavio worked as a correspondent for the radio station DWIZ as a senate reporter. In 1988, he joined GMA Network, doing voice-over for news segments before eventually becoming a reporter. He was offered to co-host his first radio program alongside Sotto, fresh from her three-year stint as host of Katok Mga Misis! on GMA Network in 1998. During the show's first run, the program originally aired on 2 hours (from 8:00 am to 10:00 am). The program won a Golden Dove Award for Outstanding Public Affairs Program from the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas in 1999.
Upon Sotto's departure from the program in 2008, it was replaced by Morning Talk with Arnold Clavio, and later, One on One with Igan, which was hosted by Clavio and GMA News reporter Lala Roque.
It returned on January 13, 2014 as part of the revitalized programming of Super Radyo DZBB.[1] As the radio program returned, it was shortened to 1 hour and instead starting at 10:00 am. Listeners of the show are referred to as "Jeng-Jengers", although"Text populi" was used during its first run.
On April 24, 2017, the program began its simulcast on television on GMA News TV under the Dobol B sa News TV block.[2]
Hosts
- Arnold Clavio (1998–2008; 2014–present)
- Ali Sotto (1998–2008; 2014–present)
- Susan Enriquez (substitute for Clavio; 2017–present)
- Rowena Salvacion (substitute for Sotto; 2017–present)
Current segments
- Starpok/Istorbo! - Showbiz segment with former Startalk host, Lolit Solis.
- Text Pabaon - Messages read on air by the hosts to conclude the program. Sotto often gives an inspirational message "Thought pabaon," while Clavio delivers a humorous message "Joke pabaon."
- Metro Manila Hataw
- Tunay na Pangbayan, Walang Personalan
Former segments
- Jeng-Jeng - The title "Jeng-Jeng" is derived from the onomatopoeia of a drum roll. It is a musical and often comedic commentary on the day's news by Clavio and Sotto. During the show's first run, the hosts were accompanied by an electric keyboardist and DZBB correspondent Orly Trinidad. Currently, the score is provided by a guitarist. From 2006 until 2008, the segment was expanded to include "Tigidong". "Tigidong" is a recorded parody of "Rosas Pandan," a Visayan song composed by Manuel Velez that was purportedly recorded by Sotto, which the host has repeatedly denied. The parody is about a promiscuous woman who enjoys casual sexual encounters. On the program, it is sung by Sotto, with the lyrics usually related to a news item about then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Occasionally, the segment would also feature a "Balitawit," (a portmanteau of the Filipino words balita [news] and awit [song]) which is usually sung by Clavio. Straying from the structured composition of the "Jeng- Jeng," the Balitawit is commentary sang to a tune of a popular song. When the program returned on air in 2014, the segment became a part of Saksi sa Dobol B. However, the segment is now part of "Sino?", a former segment turned program.
- Sino? - (Who?) A daily blind item about showbiz and political personalities. Conventionally given by Clavio before the "Jeng-Jeng" segment. A running gag of this portion is a public apology given by one of the hosts who gives an incorrect allusion or suggestion. This segment also became part of Saksi sa Dobol B when the show returned. however, "Sino?" has switched its format from segment to program.
References
- "Ali Sotto-Arnold Clavio tandem returns to DZBB via Dobol A sa Dobol B". PEP.ph. 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014.
- "GMA News TV to simulcast DZBB's morning programs". Media Newser Philippines. 18 April 2017. Archived from the original on December 24, 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2017.