Julius Babao started out his career as a production assistant in DZBB-AM of GMA-7 in 1990. Through hard work and perseverance he was soon promoted as a radio reporter and a contributor for GMA News. In 1993, Julius left GMA for ABS-CBN where he worked as a television reporter for TV Patrol. That same year, he was tapped by the management of ABS-CBN News to be a standby anchor for the late Frankie Evangelista in TV Patrol. In 1996, Julius was given his own show Alas Singko Y Media which he hosted with his future wife Christine Bersola-Babao until 2001. The couple then went on to host a daily morning talk-show called Talk TV, which lasted from 2001 to 2002. In 2003, Julius transitioned into the weekday edition of the station's flagship news program TV Patrol in April 2003. In 2004, he and his wife launched a morning radio program for DZMM entitled Magandang Morning with Julius and Tintin. Their morning radio program would be coincided by Radyo Patrol Balita: Alas Siyete, the newscast they are anchoring every weekend. In 2006, he was appointed as one the hosts of public-affairs program where they investigate anomalies and irregularities of public and private practices in the Philippines, he normally joins the field and/or entrapment operations conducted by the law enforcement agencies. Babao left TV Patrol alongside Karen Davila on November 5, 2010 to anchor the late evening top Newscast, Bandila. On January 10, 2011, he began anchoring Aksyon Ngayon with Kaye Dacer and Radyo Patrol Balita: Alas Dose, both airing every weekday. As of this writing, Julius hosts a daily radio show, Lingkod Kapamilya with Bernadette Sembrano and anchors a daily newscast Radyo Patrol Balita Alas Dose in DZMM, before it got merged with Headline Pilipinas. Julius became the new host of the said program. On weekends, he anchors the live DZMM TeleRadyo and DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 program, Magandang Morning with Julius & Zen. He also hosts Mission Possible, an award winning advocacy show which airs every Monday evenings and Saturday mornings.
Controversy
In October 2005, news surfaced where Julius Babao was allegedly linked to a suspected terrorist named Tyrone del Rosario Santos. The reports surfaced when Dawud was released by the authorities on April 22, 2008 and was said to leave the detention center in an ABS-CBN owned van with Babao. In an intelligence report, Babao has been suggested to have paid the bail bond or the very least guaranteed the bail in order to gain an exclusive interview with the suspect. An investigation team was put together by ABS-CBN to look into the allegations made by the ISAFP, no further charges was made, clearing Babao of any allegations.
Awards
Julius Babao was awarded best male newscaster in the 2008 PMPC Star Awards for TV, he also won again in 2009 from the same award-giving body, he also won best morning show host in the years 1999 and 2000 respectively from the same award-giving body. In 2008, Babao was also presented the student’s choice of male news and public affairs host at the USTv Student’s Choice Awards and he was also honoured as one of the most admired male TV Personalities for the 2008 Anak TV Seal, an award given annually by the Southeast Asian Foundation for Children and Television to kid-friendly TV programs and personalities considered to be good influence on children. He was also a two time awardee of Most Outstanding Male News Presenter of COMGUILD Center for Journalism.
Personal life
Julius Babao is a graduate of Mass Communications, majoring in film and audio visual communication, from the University of the Philippines -Diliman campus. He is married to his once former co-host Christine Bersola, they have a daughter named Antonia and a son named Antonio born in 2010. The couple has also raised Siberian Huskies namely Snow, Krystal, Kirby and Kamatz, to name a few. Julius and Christine are also avid art collectors where their collection was mostly bought from the Boston Gallery owned by Dr. Joven Cuanang. On July 2008 at the advent of Julius’ 40th birthday, the couple auctioned-off paintings from 125 participating artists at the Pinto Art Gallery, the proceeds went to the development of the Art 40 Village located at Bagong Silang, Caloocan City.
