A look back at the popular radio anchor Johnny Midnight and his controversial views on the birthdate of Jesus Christ, and the concerns raised about spoiling the Christmas holiday.
TOWARD the end of the decade of the 1960s, I was at the helm of ABS-CBN's newest program. 'Radyo Patrol' on DZAQ was the country's first 24-hour, all-talk, all-news radio station. One of our popular anchors was Johnny Joseph, aka ' Johnny Midnight .' He became famous for his late-hour call to the first President Marcos when the Ruby Towers in Binondo collapsed in 1969 after a strong earthquake.
Later, his audience grew even bigger as he asked them to put a glass of water in front of their radios while uttering gibberish in a 'toning' or healing session.I am reminded of the late Johnny Midnight during Christmas. I had a talk with him after I received calls from listeners who disagreed with Johnny's assertion that December 25 was not the day Jesus Christ was born. He made a credible case. In the end, I assured him that I was not trying to censure him. I was concerned that he was 'spoiling' the most anticipated holiday associated with peace and goodwill.It's also one of the occasions that children look forward to because of one thing: Christmas gift
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