TJ Manotoc

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Tomas "TJ" Manotoc
Born
Tomas Pijuan Manotoc Jr.

(1977-03-10) March 10, 1977 (age 47)
Education Ateneo de Manila University (secondary)
De La Salle University (college)
Years active1999–present
TitleSportscaster, host
Relatives Tommy Manotoc (father)
Aurora Pijuan (mother)
Sports commentary career
Sports

Tomas "TJ" Pijuan Manotoc Jr. is a Filipino sports television personality, sportscaster and sports journalist.

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Career

After graduating as a marketing student at La Salle, Manotoc joined the ABS-CBN Sports' coverage of Metropolitan Basketball Association. [1]

Shortly, he left the MBA coverage to move on PBA on Viva TV. In the coverage team, he occasionally work with his father. He worked in PBA coverages on NBN/IBC consortium and ABC coverage until 2004. [1]

From 2000 to 2003, he worked as a host on GMA's Unang Hirit . He also worked as host in some TV shows and specials such as Binibining Pilipinas , Magandang Umaga Pilipinas' Trip ni TJ segment that talks about OFWs. [1] He also worked on some ANC programs. [2]

He later worked in UAAP basketball coverages, [3] NBA Tagalog commentary, and in The Score. [4] [5]

Currently, he is working in Northern America as ABS-CBN's correspondent, and later as their bureau chief. [6]

Personal life

Manotoc's mother is Aurora Pijuan, a former beauty queen and Miss International 1970. His father was Tommy Manotoc, a golfer and PBA champion coach. [7]

In 2018, he was featured on ANC, and Metro. On those features, he detailed that he was a depression survivor. [2] [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "TJ Manotoc: Easy leap from hardcourt to TV". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  2. 1 2 "TJ Manotoc's Video On Surviving Depression Will Make You Feel Alright". METRO.
  3. ↑ Glorioso, Bot. "Proud to be a Homeboy". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  4. ↑ "NBA TV features int'l commentators, ANC's TJ Manotoc & Boom Gonzalez - video Dailymotion". Dailymotion. 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  5. ↑ TJ Manotoc (January 16, 2014). "simula Jan 20, maki-balita na mga sports fans! "The Score" airs M-F 9:30 pm on ABS-CBN Sports + Action". Twitter. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  6. ↑ Manotoc, TJ. "Workshop seeks to help combat rise of hate crimes in U.S." ABS-CBN News .
  7. ↑ Balasbas-Gancayco, Dot Ramos. "TJ Manotoc: A man for others". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  8. ↑ Batara, Jan Alwyn (2018-01-26). "TJ Manotoc Shares How His Mother Helped Him Cope With Depression". ph.theasianparent.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
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