ABS-CBN dominates the 2011 Gandingan Awards as it bags 18 out of the 36 trophies in the said UPLB-based award giving body. The awards night was held last February 12, 2011 and was attended by big personalities in news and radio.
TV Patrol World won the Best news program category and DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 won the Best AM station category. These 2 programs have been named "Hall of Famers" since they have won these respective awards in the past 5 years.
Here is the complete list of awards garnered by ABS-CBN:
Umagang Kay Ganda (UKG) - Best morning show
TV Patrol - Best news program
Matanglawin - Best youth oriented program
The Bottomline with Boy Abunda - Best development-oriented talk show
UKG hosts - Best morning show hosts
Ted Failon - Best news anchor
Kim Atienza -Best field reporter and best youth-oriented program host.
Boy Abunda - Best development-oriented talk show host
Tambayan 101.9 - Best FM station
DZMM Radyo Patrol - Best AM station
DJ ChinaHeart, DJ Charlie - Best disc jockeys
Ted Failon - Best AM announcer
ABS-CBN - Most development-oriented TV station
Tambalang Failon at Sanchez - Most development-oriented AM program
Martin D and ChinaHeart - Most development-oriented FM program
The Gandingan Awards is the annual awards program of the UP Community Broadcasters’ Society in the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). Over a thousand students vote for programs and personalities that strive to promote development-oriented issues.