Teacher Jullie

BY NESTOR CUARTERO

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JUST A THOUGHT: “If everything was perfect, you would never learn and you would never grow.” – Beyonce

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TEACHER JULLIE: The editor/mentor/tormentor in Jullie Daza never rests.

Back in the-mid-70s, Bi­beth Orteza and I learned much from her as writers-producers of an early TV show of hers, “Business With Pleasure,” on RPN-9.

Still writing furiously three times a week in Ma­nila Bulletin and Tempo, she continues teaching young journalists how to write clearly yet concisely in that trademark language of hers, perky and stylish, yet always on-point.

When one has come up with a worthy piece, Teach­er Jullie, in her usual act of spontaneity and magna­nimity, is usually the first to call your attention, text you a congratulatory mes­sage that you have done well.

Jullie’s word means a lot to newbie journalists, and even to old fogeys, who need a bit of reas­surance every now and then.

They go a long way, Jul­lie, in the pursuit of this much challenged, oldest profession of ours.

Thank you, Jullie, and best wishes on your (June 15) birthday!

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TV STAR: Jullie hosted quite a number of TV programs in her long ca­reer as a journalist that started in the 1960s.

Aside from “Business With Pleasure,” there was “Tell The People” and the self-titled magazine show “Jullie.”

At one point, she also hosted a game show, would you believe?

Jullie was one of the first multi-media person­alities coming from print. She had this way with asking questions, at once child-like and candid, often catching her inter­viewee by surprise.

Today’s youth are miss­ing out on Jullie Daza’s crackling, humor-filled, individualistic interview­ing style.