DZXL Student Canteen was originally a radio show on
DZXL hosted by
Eddie Ilarde, Bobby Ledesma, Bobby de Veyra and
Leila Benitez, entitled
CBN Canteen. The noontime show was aired on the canteen of the old
Manila Chronicle Building in Aduana,
Manila. In January 1975,
Student Canteen was revived, with
Helen Vela and
Coney Reyes joining original hosts
Pepe Pimentel, Bobby Ledesma and
Eddie Ilarde., Ramon Lorenzo, Romeo Miat, Victor Saymo, Vic Volfango, Antonio Manaloto, Esmeraldo Tellerva, Gil Manimbo, Eduardo Alvaran, Virgilio Acasio, Nazzir Abbas, Roberto Villareal, Emilio Apostol, Nehemias Miguel, Nilo Francisco, Sonny Pascual, Leoncio Pelayo, David Oriel, Leon Bongulto, Pete Dadula, and Boni Magtibay. A spin-off of the quiz segment "IQ 7" called "Battle of Campus Brains" produced the first and only female quiz champion in the history of GMA-7 quiz shows, Essem Zisenia Solomon, who defeated the then reigning champion Pete Dadula and several other quiz veterans.
Student Canteen was the only noontime show that existed in the 1970s before the debut of
Eat Bulaga! on July 30, 1979, hosted by the trio of
Tito Sotto,
Vic Sotto &
Joey de Leon, formerly from
Student Canteen.
Eat Bulaga! was in danger of cancellation until the segment "Mr. Macho" made it the top-rating noontime show in 1980. Afterwards,
Student Canteen's ratings began to decline.
Coney Reyes would leave the show after it took in Chiqui Hollmann, formerly from
Eat Bulaga!. Other fresh faces would later join
Student Canteen, including
Jackie Lou Blanco,
Chat Silayan,
Dyords Javier and
Francis Magalona.
Julie Vega was supposed to be included in the show however, the plan was shelved following her illness and subsequent death in 1985. The show's stint on GMA ended on June 7, 1986.
Radio Philippines Network (1989–90) Student Canteen went back on air on February 20, 1989 through
RPN (renamed as New Vision 9) taking over the slot of
Eat Bulaga! which moved to ABS-CBN. The show was retitled
Student Canteen (The Third Generation) because it was the show's third revival and third decade of existence. Original hosts Eddie Ilarde and Bobby Ledesma were joined by
Malu Maglutac, Jean Garcia, Cherry Pie Picache and Atoy Co as co-hosts. Ramon Lorenzo served as the quiz master for the "IQ 7" segment. The show ended in June 9, 1990 due to disagreements between the RPN management and the hosts. A revival was in the works again the following year but was shelved after Bobby Ledesma died in 1993. ==Cast==