Veteran Boholano broadcast journalist Teodredo “Fred” Araneta dies on Monday, September 12, 2022, at the age of 74. (Photo: Fred Araneta Facebook)
TAGBILARAN CITY — Veteran Boholano broadcast journalist Teodredo “Fred” Ines Araneta died on Monday (September 12) morning. He was 74.
Araneta’s sister, Ardy Araneta-Batoy, who is also a media practitioner, confirmed his death.
“My life as a media person will never be the same without you, Fred. I will miss you forever in my life. Forever! Rest in peace, Dong,” Batoy said in a post on Facebook.
Araneta, one of the most recognizable voices in the airwaves, was a broadcaster at station DYRD-Bohol Chronicle Radio Corporation for 49 years.
At 16, he started his broadcast career with dyML in the 1960. He then transferred to station dyRD where he practiced his craft from 1973 until his death.
Araneta was the anchor of popular radio programs such as “Eveready Newscast”, “7 O’ Clock News,” and “Inyong Alagad” with dyRD.
The “7 O’Clock News” with Araneta remained popular among radio listeners.
“Inyong Alagad” earned the program as one of the nominees for the “Most Outstanding Radio Programs in the Philippines” by the Kapisanan ng mga Broadcasters ng Pilipinas (KBP).
Araneta distinguished himself by translating the Sunday Editorial of The Bohol Chronicle, the oldest newspaper in the province, every Monday morning – expanding the editorial reach of the content to Visayan-speaking listeners.
Araneta served as a longtime president of the Bohol Tri-Media Association (BTMA).
In one of the seminars of the Association of United Development Information Officers (AUDIO), Araneta who was then the speaker told government information officers that “broadcasting carries a greater responsibility of not just to inform and disseminate information but shape values and opinions as well.”
He said broadcasters should commit to effect reforms in the society, especially in uplifting the quality of life for the benefit of the people.
“We are also rendering public service if by broadcasting, you help identify people’s problems and let them find the solutions to it,” he said.
Araneta’s colleagues, friends and listeners were among those who expressed condolences to his bereaved family, saying the morning radio will never be the same again.
Community organizer and USAID-Surge project coordinator Rosalinda Paredes said Araneta served the public well.
“Bohol and Tagbilaran lost an icon in broadcast media! Some shoes are just so difficult to replace. You are irreplaceable,” Paredes said.
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