No grinches allowed | The Manila Times

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.

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