Mike Enriquez is known professionally as Mike Enrique was a Filipino television and radio newscaster. But how well do you know about his parents ?
In this write up, we will bring you every single detail you should know about Mike Enriquez’s parents.
Who is Mike Enriquez ?
Born as Miguel Castro Enriquez, he took birth on September 29, 1951 in Santa Ana, Manila, Philippines as the eldest of three children.
Mike started his career in broadcasting as a staff announcer at the Manila Broadcasting Companyin 1969. It began when he visited a friend in that company and accidentally discovered his interest in radio.
He worked in various positions, as a broadcast reporter, a news editor, program director, and station manager, until he became manager of a medium-sized radio network.
He also had stints in other radio networks such as Freedom Broadcasting Radio Network and Radio Mindanao Network (RMN), where he became vice president for the company.
He was the man behind the huge success of DWKC 93.9, which stayed in the number 1 spot for so many years before he left in 1995. He was the voice behind the Mellow Touch 94.7 signature and introduction.
In September 1998, Enriquez landed his anchor duties in the late-night newscast GMA Network News with Vicky Morales. Since his first months on Network News, they decided to change the language to “Taglish”, and later, changed to Filipino in early 1999.
In January 1999, Enriquez returned to radio via Super Radyo DZBB, with his new program based on his former newscast, Saksi sa Dobol B; in August 1999, he returned to Saksi, with his co-host in GMA Network News Vicky Morales.
On March 12, 2004, Enriquez left Saksi to re-join Frontpage anchor Mel Tiangco in GMA’s newest primetime newscast 24 Oras.
Throughout his career as a news anchor, he covered numerous news events ranging from the Payatas landslide, the eve of the Iraq War, the Funeral of Pope John Paul II in the Vatican, and the aftermath of Supertyphoon Haiyan in Tacloban.
He was named as one of the most child-friendly personalities by the Southeast Asian Foundation for Children and thrice consecutively by the Anak TV Seal awards.
A Look Into Mike Enriquez’s Death.
Mike Enriquez died on August 29, 2023, at the age of 71. There has been no particular cause attributed to his death. However, Mike suffered some serious health issues at a point in his life.
On August 22, 2018, Enriquez revealed he went on a medical leave because of a couple of ailments, following his absence in 24 Oras and Super Radyo DZBB. He returned on November 26, 2018.
In December 2021, Enriquez took another medical leave of absence, and returned to his programs on March 28, 2022, in time for the Eleksyon 2022 coverage. However, he took a leave off-air three months after the election.
Who Are Mike Enriquez Parents ?
Despite been known by many in the media, Mike Enriquez has been able to keep some personal informations about himself away from the media.
Some of the informations he successfully kept under the carpet were that of his parents details. Not a single information has been made known to the public about whom Mike Enriquez parents are.
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