Startalk premiered on October 8, 1995, and was filmed at the Fernandina Suites.
Boy Abunda,
Kris Aquino and
Lolit Solis served as the hosts. Aquino left the show in 1996 and
Dawn Zulueta later joined as a host. In 1997, Zulueta quit the show and Rosanna Roces served as her replacement. The show also featured Steve, Fayatollah and Pepita as segment hosts of
T! The Tigbak Authority. Steve also served as a regular voice-over for the show. The show later added new segments such as
Da Who,
Startalk True Stories and
Alok Bati. On June 5, 1999, Abunda departed the show and was replaced by Butch Francisco. In June 2004, Roces left the show.
Lorna Tolentino and
Joey de Leon became guest co-hosts until they were promoted as regular hosts. In 2008, Tolentino left the show and
Ricky Lo of
The Philippine Star served as her replacement. In April 2010, the show was retitled as
Startalk TX. In 2013,
Heart Evangelista joined as a host. The show's 1,000th episode aired on March 21, 2015, while its 1,024th episode served as the final episode. It featured a lookback on the show with clips of the previously aired episodes and a segment featuring Abunda. ==Hosts==