GMA kicks off 2018 with 3 new shows for millennial audiences

GMA Network unveiled three online shows geared toward a core audience of millennial viewers.

The shows, bannered by Public Affairs host Atom Araullo, actress/model Gabbi Garcia, and journalist Joseph Morong, began airing on January 1. The shows are “Adulting with Atom Araullo,” “#Goals with Gabbi Garcia,” and “Fact or Fake with Joseph Morong.” They are available to watch on GMA ONE Online Exclusives on GMA’s Youtube channel (www.youtube.com/gmanetwork).

In “Adulting with Atom Araullo,” the new GMA Public Affairs host joins millennials in their journey towards adulthood. Atom gives netizens a peek at his everyday life as he faces the responsibilities of being on his own and living on a budget. And yes, Atom also shares tips on courtship and online dating.

“We hope to talk about the different challenges we face as we enter the adult world,” said Atom in an interview. “Nobody teaches us these kinds of things. Sometimes we’re lucky to have friends or family to help us get into it painlessly but for the most part, nangangapa tayo sa ganiyan. Everything from finding your own place, budgeting your money, making career decisions, personal relationships, or taxes, things like these. I feel like a lot of people can relate to these challenges,” he added.

Araullo debuts as an actor in the soon-to-screen Mike de Leon film “Citizen Jake,” where he plays a journalist with “deep social conscience.” Araullo comes from a political family. His mother, activist Dr. Carol Pagaduan-Araullo, was a chairperson of Bayan.

Meanwhile, get inspired by Millennial It Girl Gabbi Garcia’s videos as she shares her personal objectives in “#Goals with Gabbi Garcia.” The show will have Gabbi exploring her goals in beauty, style, makeup, travel, and music.

“We’re in a new age now where millennials appreciate digital content, they’re really into social media,” said Gabbi. “The show is very relatable to the youth because in #Goals, we will talk about makeup tutorials, new trends, how a typical teenager lives her life.”

Gabbi is also a fashion model and product endorser. She is being paired opposite Kapuso star Ruru Madrid.

Finally, Kapuso reporter Joseph Morong debunks false news items in “Fact or Fake with Joseph Morong.” As more news sources are available online, Joseph will try to help millennials spot fake news.

“’Fact or Fake’ goes back to one of the tenets of journalism which is fact-checking,” Joseph explained. “In the program, we’re going to define what fake news is as opposed to mistakes, misinformation, and disinformation. Bottomline is, we want to emphasize that in our society where there’s an overflow of information, it is important to be discerning.”

Joseph was a recipient of the Marshall McLuhan Fellowship in journalism. He received the recognition for his “excellent reportage” of the issues surrounding the peace process in Mindanao, especially the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law.

He said fake news usually has “intention to lie and to masquerade as the truth” and is different from the occasional reporting mistakes.

© The FilAm 2018