Multi-awarded broadcast journalist Kara David assumes new hosting duties of GMA News TV’s investigative news magazine program Brigada.
She’s no stranger to the program. Kara had been Jessica Soho’s researcher in Brigada Siete during the ‘90s.
As a broadcast journalist, Kara’s potential as an on-cam reporter was discovered when she was unexpectedly sent to cover the breaking news story of the MV Kimelody Cristy sinking in 1995.
One of Kara’s most memorable Brigada Siete stories was her documentary on Sitio Avocado, formerly a war-torn and NPA-infested area in Negros Oriental. She witnessed how their first batch of graduates gave the community hope to rise from the ashes.
For her first episode as the new host of Brigada, which aired yesterday (June 11), Kara tackled the final ruling of the Supreme Court that Filipino and Panitikan (Philippine Literature) may now be excluded from the core subjects in college. Another story was on the Philippines’ alarming teacher shortage.
