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{{Infobox person
| name = Julius Babao
| image = Julius Babao 2023.png
| caption = Babao in 2023
| birth_name = Julius Caesar Concepcion Babao
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|07|15}}
| birth_place = [[Dagupan]], [[Pangasinan]], Philippines
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Journalist]]|[[Radio personality|Radio Commentator]]}}
| years_active = 1990–present
| education = [[University of the Philippines Diliman]]
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Christine Bersola-Babao|Christine Bersola]]|2003}}
| children = 2
| agent employer = [[GMA Network]] (1990–1993) <br/> [[ABS-CBN]] (1993–2022) <br/> [[TV5 Network|TV5]] (2022–present) <br/> | credits = See [[#Awards|awards]]
| module = {{Infobox YouTube personality|embed=y
| channel_display_name = Julius Babao UNPLUGGED
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'''Julius Caesar Concepcion Babao''' ({{IPA-|tl|ˈdʒuʎusˈdʒuljus ˈbabaʊ|lang}}; born July 15, 1968) is a Filipino [[broadcast journalist]], [[radio|radio commentator]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Why Ch 2 shows were axed |url=http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20070610-70429/Why_Ch_2_shows_were_axed |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |access-date=June 29, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401205340/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20070610-70429/Why_Ch_2_shows_were_axed |archive-date=April 1, 2012 }}</ref> and former [[talk show host]] for the [[Philippine]] [[television]] stations [[ABS-CBN Corporation|ABS-CBN]] &and [[TV5 (Philippine TV network)|TV5]]. He is most notable for anchoring ''[[TV Patrol]]'' from April 21, 2003 to November 4, 2010, ''[[Bandila]]'' from November 22, 2010 to March 17, 2020, and ''[[Frontline Pilipinas]]'' since February 7, 2022.
 
==Career==
Babao started out his career as a production assistant in [[GMA Network]]'s [[DZBB-AM]] in 1990.
 
Through hard work and perseverance, Babao was soon promoted as a radio reporter and a contributor for GMA News. In 1993, Babao left GMA for [[ABS-CBN]] where he worked as a television reporter for ''[[TV Patrol]]''. That same year, he was tapped by the management of [[ABS-CBN News]] to be a standby anchor for [[Frankie Evangelista]] in ''TV Patrol''.
He also hosted [[VeggieTales]] since 1993.
 
In 1996, Babao was given his own show ''Alas Singko Y Medya'' which he hosted with his future wife [[Christine Bersola-Babao]] until 2001.
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In 2004, he and his wife launched a morning radio program for [[DZMM]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Julius Babao DZMM Press release |url=http://www.dzmm.com.ph/tabid/136/Default.aspx |access-date=June 29, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090716130547/http://www.dzmm.com.ph/tabid/136/Default.aspx |archive-date=July 16, 2009 }}</ref> entitled ''Magandang Morning with Julius and Tintin''. Their morning radio program would be combined with ''Radyo Patrol Balita: Alas Siyete'', the newscast they are anchoring every weekend, similar to ''[[Kabayan (radio program)|Kabayan]]''. In 2006, he was appointed as one of the hosts of public-affairs program ''[[XXX: Exklusibong, Explosibong, Exposé]]'' where they investigate anomalies and irregularities of public and private practices in the Philippines, he normally joins the field and/or entrapment operations conducted by the law enforcement agencies.
 
Babao left ''TV Patrol'' alongside [[Karen Davila]] on November 5, 2010 to anchor the late evening newscast, ''[[Bandila (TV program)|Bandila]]'', with [[Ces Drilon|Ces Oreña-Drilon]], replacing [[Henry Omaga-Diaz]] who returned to field report. He was replaced by [[Noli de Castro]] and the latter being replaced by [[Korina Sanchez]] as they joined [[Ted Failon]] on November 8, 2010. He silently left the former a few days before the said date due to a vacation leave.
 
On January 10, 2011, he anchored ''[[Aksyon Ngayon (DZMM program)|Aksyon Ngayon]]'' with Kaye Dacer and ''Radyo Patrol Balita: Alas-Dose'', both airing every weekdays.
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==Personal life==
Babao is a graduate of Mass Communications, majoring in film and audio visual communication, from the [[University of the Philippines Diliman]]. He is married<ref>{{cite web|title=Julius Babao |url=http://telebisyon.net/Julius-Babao/artista/news/5/ |work=Telebsiyon.net |access-date=June 29, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605162425/http://telebisyon.net/Julius-Babao/artista/news/5/ |archive-date=June 5, 2011 }}</ref> to his once former co-host Christine Bersola. They have a daughter named Antonia Julia Sofia (also known as Anya, b. 2005)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pep.ph/celeb/210/antonia-babao-kiddie-party|title=Antonia Babao Kiddie Party|date=December 5, 2007|access-date=January 2, 2022|website=Philippine Entertainment Forum|archive-date=January 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101234129/https://www.pep.ph/celeb/210/antonia-babao-kiddie-party|url-status=live}}</ref> and a son named Antonio Francesco (b. 2010).<ref>{{cite web | title=Tin-tin Bersola-Babao Gives Birth To Her Second Child! | url=https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/21240/tintin-bersola-babao-gives-birth-to-her-second-child | access-date=January 2, 2022 | date=February 1, 2010 | archive-date=January 1, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101234127/https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/21240/tintin-bersola-babao-gives-birth-to-her-second-child | url-status=live }}</ref>
 
The couple has also raised Siberian Huskies<ref>{{cite web| title=JULIUS BABAO NOW A 'DAD'| url=http://www.newsflash.org/2002/12/sb/sb002578.htm| work=Newsflash.org| access-date=June 29, 2009| archive-date=June 7, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607055404/http://www.newsflash.org/2002/12/sb/sb002578.htm| url-status=live}}</ref> namely Snow, Krystal, Kirby and Kamatz, to name a few.