Gretchen Ho

Gretchen Ho
Personal information
Nickname Gretch
Born Gretchen Ong Ho
(1990-04-19) 19 April 1990
Manila, Philippines
College(s) Ateneo De Manila University
Volleyball information
Position Middle Blocker / Open Spiker
Current club Petron Blaze Spikers
Number 3
Gretchen Ho
Education Ateneo De Manila University Double Major in BS Management Engineering and AB Communication; Minor in Development Management
Occupation TV Host, Athlete, Speaker, Advocate
Years active 2010–present
Agent Star Magic, Cornerstone Talent Management Center
Website www.gretchenho.com

Gretchen Ong Ho (born 19 April 1990) is a Filipino volleyball player and television host. She played for the Ateneo Lady Eagles from 2008-2013. She was a member of Fab 5 together with Ailysse Nacachi, Dzi Gervacio, Jem Ferrer and Fille Cainglet, who brought the Ateneo Lady Eagles to its first back-to-back UAAP appearances after 34 years.

After graduating from a double degree in BS Management Engineering and AB Communications, and a minor in Development Management from Ateneo de Manila University, Gretchen moved on to television work. She debuted as one of the hosts of Gameday Weekend, a sports magazine show on Balls Channel and ABS-CBN Sports+Action, together with Boom Gonzalez and Mia Cabalfin.

She now works as an anchor, segment host and field reporter for various ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs programs, such as Umagang Kay Ganda and TV Patrol for ABS-CBN, and The Score and University Town for ABS-CBN Sports+Action.

Career

Volleyball

She played high school varsity volleyball with Immaculate Conception Academy-Greenhills. While in college, she played with Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU). With Petron XCS, she played the Philippine Super Liga Beach Volleyball Cup in 2015. She is the co-founder of the Beach Volleyball Republic.[1]

Clubs

Television

Recognition

  • 2016 PMPC Star Awards for TV – Best Lifestyle Show and Best Morning Show Hosts UKG Barkada Winner (Umagang Kay Ganda)
  • Halalan 2016 "Bayan Mo, iPatrol Mo" Ambassador[9]
  • 2016 USTv XII Awards—Student's Choice of Personality for Social Media Development, Ranked No. 61[10]
  • 2015 PMPC Star Awards for TV – Best Lifestyle Show and Best Lifestyle Show Host Nominee (ChinoyTV)[11]
  • Hall of Famer – First Philippine Superliga Ambassadress[12]
  • Female Hothlete of the Year – Yahoo Celebrity Awards 2014[13]
  • FHM Philippines 100 Sexiest Women 2014, Ranked No. 100[14]
  • FHM Philippines 100 Sexiest Women 2015, Ranked No. 61[15]

References

  1. ↑ Lozada, Mei-Lin (22 December 2015). "Gretchen Ho bares busy BVR season amid spike in beach volleyball popularity". Spin. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Gretchen Ho begins hosting career with sports show, abs-cbnnews.com; accessed 31 March 2015.
  3. ↑ TV docu show co-hosted by Piolo Pascual, Gerald Anderson to aid rise of future sports stars, spin.ph; accessed 31 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Why men can’t intimidate Gretchen Ho, philstar.com; accessed 31 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Gretchen Ho: Spiking Her Way To Success, imoney.ph; accessed 06 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "LOOK: Gretchen Ho's TV Patrol debut". ABS-CBN News.
  7. 1 2 "David Celdran joins Mornings at ANC; Gretchen Ho presents The Daily Serve". pep.ph. 23 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Lifestyle's New Magazine Talk Show Modern Girls To Premiere on May 28". orangemagazine.ph. 24 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Gretchen Ho named "Bayan Mo, iPatrol Mo Ambassador". abscbnpr.com.
  10. ↑ "ABS-CBN shows and celebrities, big winner sa USTV Students' Choice Awards". abs-cbn.com.
  11. ↑ "FULL LIST: Winners, 2015 PMPC Star Awards for TV". Rappler.
  12. ↑ "Richard "Goma" Gomez". richardgomez.com.ph.
  13. ↑ "Stunners at #YahooAwards 2014". yahoo.com.
  14. ↑ "FHM 100 Sexiest Woman in the World 2014". July 1, 2015.
  15. ↑ "FHM 100 Sexiest Woman in the World 2015". July 1, 2015.
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