Rhea Santos

Santos was born on June 1, 1979 She graduated magna cum laude at St. Paul's College Quezon City (now known as St. Paul University Quezon City) finishing AB Mass Communications. One of her project in her first year in college was interviewing Arnold Clavio (her future co-anchor in Unang Hirit) about martial law. She had an internship at ABS-CBN in her junior year in college. Standing at , She also auditioned for Binibining Piipinas but after an argument with her mother in front of the judges, she did not pursue it. ==Career==

Upon graduating from college, Santos worked for an airline company and a PR firm. One day, she had the opportunity to be one of the newscasters and hosts of GMA Network's morning show Unang Hirit, temporarily replacing Miriam Quiambao who was absent for a day. In 2003, she was assigned to anchor Frontpage's segment GMA Action Force where she was also a field reporter interviewing different people such as criminal gangs in Tondo, Manila. In 2004, she had her own show At Your Service-Star Power. The following year, GMA launched Pinoy Abroad, which she co-hosted with Ivan Mayrina. She also hosted public affairs program ''Women's Desk (later re-titled as Draw the Line) in 2005 and documentary show DoQmentaries in 2008 along with other presenters Connie Sison and Pia Arcangel. She co-hosted Reporter's Notebook with Jiggy Manicad in 2009 where she reported from the field and covered high-profile cases such as the Maguindanao massacre. a television program that features biographies of celebrities, which was first aired on January 21, 2011. In 2013, she guested at The Ryzza Mae Show. In 2016, she hosted the television special entitled Imagine You & Me: The Journey, which is a documentary for the film Imagine You & Me, starring the AlDub love team of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza. In 2018, she anchored the Lenten special of Unang Hirit'' where they broadcast live from Israel. In 2019, she retired as a broadcast journalist after leaving the Philippines together with her family to pursue her further education in Canada taking up Broadcast and Online Journalism at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. With her 19 years experience in the television news industry in the Philippines, she has covered and broadcast major events during the 2000s and 2010s such as the Philippine national elections of those times, State of the Nation Addresses of Philippine presidents Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Benigno Aquino III and Rodrigo Duterte, the 9/11 attack in New York City, United States, the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, and Philippine Chief Justice Renato Corona's impeachment trial. ==Personal life==

On September 17, 2004, Santos married businessman and Hotshots Burger chain owner, Carlo de Guzman. They have two children nicknamed Uno and Yuan. Aside from being a media personality, she had a baking business through Curious Chef Philippines. In 2010, she was named by Spot.ph, an entertainment website, as the third hottest television newswomen in the Philippines. The last appearance of Santos in Tunay na Buhay features her life story. ==Filmography==

Television • Unang Hirit – (2000–2019) • Frontpage – (2003–2004) • i-Witness: Abakada ni Ina – (2004) • Eat Bulaga!: Silver Anniversary Special – (2004) • At Your Service-Star Power – (2004–2005) • Pinoy Abroad – (2005–2006) • News on Q – (2005–2010) • Draw the Line – (formerly known as ''Women's Desk'', 2005–2009) • 100% Pinoy! – (2006–2007) • ''Reporter's Notebook'' – (2009–2011) • Tunay na Buhay – (2011–2019) • Follow That Star – (2013) – featured celebrity • The Ryzza Mae Show – (2013) – guest • The 700 Club Asia – (2016) – guest • Imagine You & Me: The Journey – (2016) • OMNI News: Filipino Edition – (2020–present) • OMNI Prairies: Pinoy Konek – (2020) – guest ==Accolades==