#romanceclass lecture: Journalists (August 6, 2016)
After the great experience with the lecture with the musicians, I decided not to do another lecture until we had just as good a panel. We found out then that we had people coming in from far outside Manila and it had to be worth it. I know how much time is worth and I wasn’t going to ask it of people if it would just be a so-so thing.
But then… Atom Araullo said yes. Haha.
Atom Araullo, if you’re not aware, is a former kid show host, applied physics major, student activist. He works as a journalist, probably now most known for being the guy who covered the storm surge in Tacloban, and does all that and gives us disaster preparedness tips on TV.
He is also–what do they call it these days–an “internet boyfriend.” (Google his name + “sapiosexual”) Since the point of the lectures is to contextualize romance novel characters, he was someone we definitely wanted to invite. It took a while and some scheduling, but he said yes.
Pia Arcangel-Halili is, pardon my language, a badass. We went to college together and I knew she was great at a bunch of things: debate, taekwondo, and the broadcast media coverage she was beginning to do even then. She’s been a host, journalist, and now most often seen as news anchor.
She also said yes.
When I set up this lecture I did not tell them who would be showing up as speakers. I just said stuff like this:
The next #romanceclass lecture will be on Aug 6, Sat, Books and Borders Tomas Morato. Email me to reserve your slot
