| GMA Regional TV Live! | |
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|  Title card since 2023 | |
| Genre | News broadcasting | 
| Directed by | Davis T. Abella | 
| Presented by | 
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| Narrated by | Al Torres | 
| Country of origin | Philippines | 
| Original language | Cebuano | 
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Mark Regie D. Abella | 
| Production locations | GMA Cebu Complex, Nivel Hills, Apas, Cebu City | 
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup | 
| Running time | 25 minutes | 
| Production companies | 
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| Original release | |
| Network | GMA 7 Cebu | 
| Release | April 20, 2020 – present | 
GMA Regional TV Live! is a 2020 Philippine television news broadcasting program broadcast by GMA Cebu. Originally hosted by Nikko Sereno and Cecille Quibod-Castro, it premiered on April 20, 2020 on the network's morning line up. Sereno and Lou-Anne Mae Rondina currently serves as the program hosts.
Overview
The show premiered on GMA Cebu on April 20, 2020 and is simulcast on GMA 11 Bohol, GMA TV-5 Dumaguete, GMA 10 Tacloban, GMA TV-5 Calbayog, GMA TV-8 Borongan, and GMA 12 Ormoc.[1] It marked the return of GMA Regional TV's producing morning news programs five years after its predecessor Buena Mano Balita went off the air following the a strategic streamlining of programs and manpower in its provincial stations.[2] GMA Regional TV Live! boasts of segments that highlight positive features and stories of people, specifically that of Kapusong Bisdak or Cebuanos.[3]
From February 6, 2023, the program is aired live in front of a studio audience (although some Spotlight and BizTalk segments are pre-recorded). Co-host and correspondent Lou-Anne Mae Rondina replaced Quibod-Castro on July 31, 2023, as the latter became one of the main triumvirates for Regional TV News.
Segments
- Unang Balita
- GMA Integrated News Weather Center
- Lahi Ra!
- Biztalk
- Spotlight
- Pabawon
Hosts
Current
- Nikko Sereno (since 2020)
- Lou-Anne Mae Rondina (since 2023)
Former
- Cecille Quibod-Castro (2020–2023)