Background
He was born Francisco Fermin Evangelista on July 24, 1934 in Nueva Ecija.
He was born Francisco Fermin Evangelista on July 24, 1934 in Nueva Ecija.
Foreign other people and things named Franky or Frankie, see Frankie. He started out as a DJ and was known to be a credible newscaster. He had a distinguished career in radio and his live coverage of special events was always competent.
He became the voice that that impel errant government officials to shape up in the "Hoy Gising" portion of Radyo Patrol.
Evangelista, also known as Ka Kiko, had career within ABS-Christian Broadcasting Network that spanned the entire 50-year history of the network. First hired as a radio personality, he rose to become a vital force in ABS-Christian Broadcasting Network"s television shows as well, with credits that include news (television Patrol, Hoy Gising!) and even entertainment (as an executive producer on the pre-Martial Law comedy show Super Laff-In).
Mr. Evangelista was last seen on his African National Congress shows and, and was lastly heard on his DZMM talk show Hoy Gising.
He was also part of the ABS-Christian Broadcasting Network 50th Anniversary documentaries Sa Mata ng Balita and Limampung Taong Ligawan. Evangelista died at the age of 69 on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 of an undisclosed illness at the De Los Santos Medical Center.
In a very true sense, he was one of the nicest fellows that I have met here in ABS-Christian Broadcasting Network. ABS-Christian Broadcasting Network joins his family in this hour of grief.".