Motorcycle Diaries (TV program)

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Motorcycle Diaries
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Genre Documentary
Presented by Jay Taruc
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageTagalog
Production
Camera setup Multiple-camera setup
Running time45–60 minutes
Production company GMA News and Public Affairs
Original release
Network GMA News TV
ReleaseJuly 15, 2011 (2011-07-15) 
March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)

Motorcycle Diaries is a Philippine television documentary show broadcast by GMA News TV. Hosted by Jay Taruc, it premiered on July 15, 2011. The show concluded on March 16, 2017.

Premise

The whole concept of the show is Jay Taruc is visiting any areas and provinces in the Philippines by using his motorcycle. Every travel and life he encounters, he wrote some facts and angle of every story about his surroundings using his own diary note. [1]

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References

  1. "Jay Taruc's new show Motorcycle Diaries to air July 15 on GMA News TV". GMA Network. July 5, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2012.