Mike Enriquez

Miguel Castro "Mike" Enriquez (; September 29, 1951 – August 29, 2023) was a Filipino television and radio newscaster. He started his career as a radio broadcaster in 1969, and in 1995, he became a TV anchor for GMA Network, Inc. He was also the Consultant for radio operations of GMA Network, and president of the network's regional and radio subsidiary, RGMA Network Inc., and the Station Manager of Super Radyo DZBB 594 AM. Enriquez was regarded as one of the most influential journalists in the Philippines and a "pillar" of the Philippine broadcasting industry. Early life Enriquez was the eldest of three children to Catalino Alejo Enriquez and Benita Dungca Castro. He used the term "destructive to a certain extent" to describe his curiosity-filled, active childhood. Enriquez was actively involved in church activities, and used to be an altar boy with an ambition to be a Franciscan priest. However, his parents did not allow him to become a priest. Enriquez finished his elementary and high school education at La Salle Green Hills.