# Alex Santos (newscaster)

Alexander "Alex" Hidalgo Santos (born June 10, 1970) is a Filipino field reporter who is currently a news and radio anchor for Net 25 and DZEC Radyo Agila. Santos was a former news director for DWIZ, and a former newscaster and television host for ABS-CBN, DZMM and PTV.

## Background
### Education

Santos graduated elementary and high school from Holy Cross of Davao College, a private, Catholic institution in Davao City. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the Ateneo de Davao University.

## Career
### Television career

Santos began his career as a television reporter and newsreader with TV Patrol Southern Mindanao (previously known as TV Patrol Mindanao) from 1992 to 1996. He also hosted a local variety show Alas Kwatro of ABS-CBN Davao. In 1996, he transferred to Metro Manila to become a news editor for regional affiliates of ABS-CBN Corporation's Sarimanok News Network (now ANC, the ABS-CBN News Channel), a position he held until 2006.
In 1998, Santos has been started his career as sportscaster and courtside reporter of the newly formed Metropolitan Basketball Association (a regional-professional basketball league), first as a sideline reporter during the MBA's maiden season in 1998, and later as a play-by-play commentator In 1999. The MBA has been produced by ABS-CBN Sports and covered on Studio 23.
At DZMM, he anchored the weekday edition of Radyo Patrol Balita: Alas Kuwatro also with Bernadette Sembrano (replaced Jasmin Romero in 2011) and All Aboard! Pinoy Abroad! with Maresciel Yao.
He began anchoring of TV Patrol Weekend (then TV Patrol Sabado and TV Patrol Linggo) alongside Bernadette Sembrano on July 8, 2006, replacing Henry Omaga-Diaz and also Ces Oreña-Drilon going to late-night newscast of Bandila, and was later replaced by Alvin Elchico and Pinky Webb on November 26, 2011.
On June 25, 2007, he became a presenter on the morning show Umagang Kay Ganda. On February 28, 2009, he was one of the co-hosts of the investigative program XXX: Exklusibong, Explosibong, Exposé alongside Pinky Webb and Julius Babao, replacing Karen Davila and Henry Omaga-Diaz, and was later replaced by Anthony Taberna on June 28, 2010.
A year after, he left ABS-CBN, news director of DWIZ 882 kHz and a news anchor of PTV is now with Net 25.

## Personal life

He is married to Joanna Gomez-Santos, Vice President for TV Production Operations of ABS-CBN Corporation, and together they have three sons: Juan Alejandro (Juancho), Joaquin Alberto (Joaquin) and Javier Alfonzo (Javi).

## Filmography
### Television and radio programs

| Year | Title | Network |
| 2022–present | Mata ng Agila Primetime | Net 25 |
| 2021–present | Responde | Net 25 |
| 2020–21 | Ulat Bayan | PTV |
| 2018–19 | Crime Desk | PTV |
| 2017–18 | Sentro Balita | PTV |
| 2017, 2018–20 | PTV News Nationwide | PTV |
| 2016–2018 | Kilos Pronto | UNTV/PTV |
| 2015–present | Ratsada Balita | DWIZ |
| 2014–present | Columnist (Walang Sinasanto) | Pilipino Mirror Tabloid |
| 2014–present | Usapang GOCC, Serbisyong OGCC | DWIZ |
| 2014 | Kasangga Mo ang Langit sa IZ | DWIZ |
| 2014–2022 | IZ Balita Nationwide Umagang Edition (with Rey Langit) | DWIZ |
| 2014–2022 | IZ Balita Nationwide Tanghaling Edition (solo) | DWIZ |
| 2011–12 | All Aboard, Pinoy Abroad | DZMM |
| 2007–13 | Umagang Kay Ganda | ABS-CBN |
| 2006–11 | TV Patrol Sabado/Linggo/Weekend | ABS-CBN |
| 2005–13 | Radyo Patrol Balita: Alas Kwatro | DZMM |
| 2011 | Ang Hirap Matuto - An ABSCBN News and Current Affairs Special Report | ABS-CBN |
| 2009–10 | XXX: Exklusibong, Explosibong, Exposé | ABS-CBN |
| 2008 | Upload 2008 - An ABS-CBN Yearend Special | ABS-CBN |
| 2002 | Kumikitang Kabuhayan | ABS-CBN |
| 1998–2002 | Metropolitan Basketball Association | Studio 23 (now ABS-CBN Sports and Action, rebranded since 2016 as S+A) |
| 1992–96 | TV Patrol Mindanao | ABS-CBN Davao |