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Kara David is a Filipino journalist and television host. She is currently a host and writer for I-Witness on GMA Network, and was an anchor for News to Go on GMA News TV. She is founder and president of Project Malasakit, a foundation that helps the people she has featured in her documentaries.

Biography[]

Kara David is the second child of Randy David, a former professor in UP Diliman, and Karina Constantino-David, a former Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission. She graduated cum laude from the University of the Philippines Diliman with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Communication. She then worked as a production assistant and researcher for GMA Network in 1995. She was promoted as writer/researcher for the program Emergency and hosted Huling Hirit, a regular two-minute segment in the daily news doing adventure-oriented and inspiring features.

David also hosted several public affairs programs such as Case Unclosed, a documentary program that investigates unsolved cases and mysteries. She hosted OFW Diaries, a public service program that reaches out to Filipino overseas workers. She is the news anchor of News to Go, a former morning news program on GMA News TV. She hosted of the informative show Pinas Sarap. She replaced Jessica Soho as the host of Brigada on June 11, 2019.

Since 2018, David has been married to singer-songwriter LM Cancio. She also has a daughter Julia, whom she raised as a single mother.

TV Programs[]

Year Title Role Notes
2001 I-Witness Host
2008 Case Unclosed Host
2009 OFW Diaries Host
2011 News to Go Anchor
2013 Power House Host
2017 Pinas Sarap Host
2019 Brigada Host
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