MANILA, Philippines - BBC World News anchor Rico Hizon (left) received from the Rotary Club of Manila the 2012 Broadcast Journalist of the Year. Rico is the first overseas-based Filipino journalist to achieve this recognition. He accepted the award from RCM Journalism Awards chairman, Jose Manuel ‘Babe’ Romualdez (right) and Rotary Club of Manila president Banit Caasi (not in photo).
Now on his 25th year in the broadcasting industry and 10th year with international broadcaster BBC World, Rico anchors two global news programs Newsday and Asia Business Report which are broadcast to over 300 million households worldwide.
In his acceptance speech, Rico thanked the BBC for the trust and confidence and said, ‘As a journalist, BBC News has taught me so much in terms of editorial values, which has allowed me to act independently of all interests, and to aspire to the highest ethical standards. We uphold the key principles of impartiality, accuracy and fairness.’
Rico is the only Filipino male broadcast journalist to anchor for two of the world’s biggest news networks CNBC Business News and BBC World News.