Cheche Lazaro Biography
Cheche Lazaro is a Filipino broadcast journalist, the founder of Probe Productions Inc., and the Editor-at-Large of the online news website Rappler. Lázaro began her career as an ABS-CBN reporter.
Cheche Lazaro Age
Cheche was born Cecilia “Cheche” Aldaba Lim-Lázaro, on 8 September 1945, in Los Angeles, California, United States. She is 78 years old as of September 2023.
Cheche Lazaro Education
She earned a Bachelor of Arts in speech and theater from the University of the Philippines Diliman in 1966. In 1968, she received her master’s degree in radio and television from the University of Michigan.
Cheche Lazaro Family
Aldaba Lim, the eldest of six children, was born to Luis Lim, an engineer, and Estefania Aldaba-Lim, a psychologist and former secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. She was born in the United States on September 8, 1945, but gave up her US citizenship and chose to be officially Filipina when she sought for a master’s degree in radio and television from the University of Michigan.
Cheche Lazaro Husband
She has been married to Filipino businessman Delfin Lázaro for almost 40 years, and the couple has two children, Lisa and Carlos, as well as a grandson.
Cheche Lazaro Career
Lázaro began her career as an ABS-CBN reporter. She was the director and manager of the network’s Public Affairs section from July 1986 to December 1987. As a result, she was named team leader and reporter for the network’s coverage of President Corazon C. Aquino’s tour to Singapore and Indonesia. In 1988, Lázaro left ABS-CBN to start her own production business, Probe Productions, with the support of fellow journalists Luchi Cruz-Valdez and Maria Ressa. This prompted her to create a number of documentary shows, including 5 and Up for ABC (later TV5, now The 5 Network or just 5), The Probe Team, I-Witness, and Cheche Lazaro Presents for GMA Network, which eventually became her home network.
She was able to create award-winning documentaries there, including one about the MV Doa Paz maritime accident. However, the network’s relationship with PAGCOR was strained in 2003 when GMA-7 refused to show a Probe story regarding a lifestyle check on PAGCOR Chair Efraim Genuino. The network said that the article was rushed and would unfairly harm the subject’s reputation; Lázaro perceived it as censorship. The schism was publicized, and after 16 years of strong ties with GMA-7, the network terminated Probe’s contract. Despite this setback, Lázaro returned to the spotlight in June 2004, when Probe began running again on ABC. After a year, she opted to return to her home station, ABS-CBN, in 2005.
Lázaro was also the chairperson of the broadcast department at the University of the Philippines Diliman from 1992 to 1995. She is currently a board member and advisor at the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. Probe Profiles is Lázaro’s most recent project with the Probe Production team. Their final episode aired on July 1, 2010, and chronicled President Benigno Aquino III’s candidacy and ascent to power that year. After 8 years on Probe and 4 years on Che Che Lazaro Presents, Lázaro joined One News (owned by TV5 Network) in 2018 as a host for Convo, replacing Bloomberg TV Philippines.
Cheche Lazaro Awards
Lázaro as a host has obtained various awards from Philippine award-giving bodies. She has been awarded ‘Best News Magazine show host’ nine times by the Star Awards. The Probe Team, the first Filipino investigative news magazine for television, has won both local and international recognition. It program received Gawad CCP Para sa Telebisyon “10 Best TV Programs of the Philippine Television” ten times.
She has been awarded ‘Best News Magazine show host’ nine times by the Star Awards. The Probe Team, the first Filipino investigative news magazine for television, has won both local and international recognition. It program received Gawad CCP Para sa Telebisyon “10 Best TV Programs of the Philippine Television” ten times.
Cheche Lazaro Net Worth
Lazaro has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.