The Friday, October 1 episode of ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol turned emotional as Kim Atienza received farewell messages from his colleagues in the news program.
Kuya Kim is transferring to the GMA Network, where he is set to host three Kapuso shows; an entertainment trivia show before 24 Oras, Mars Pa More, and substitute for Mang Tani for 24 Oras weather reports.
On his last day, the resident weather anchor thanked his home network of 17 years, his ABS-CBN bosses as well as his colleagues.
“Kapamilya, napakarami kong dapat pasalamatan. Unang-una, ang aking boss sa ABS-CBN News, Ging Reyes, inalagaan at tinulungan mo ako na mas maging mabuting Kuya Kim dito sa ating ‘TV Patrol.’
“Ang aking mentor naman sa entertainment at ang aming Chief Operating Officer of Broadcast na si Cory Vidanes, salamat sa tiwala sa aking kakayanan at sa oportunidad na ibinigay mo sa akin sa ‘Showtime,’” he said.
“Ang aking kaibigan at aming president na si Carlo Katigbak na patuloy na nagpapakita ng malasakit at inspirasyon.
“Ang aking mga co-anchor sa ‘TV Patrol’ – ‘Kabayan’ (Noli de Castro), Bernadette (Sembrano), Henry (Omaga-Diaz), Korina (Sanchez), Ted (Failon), Karen Davila, Julius Babao, at ang aking partner for 12 years at kasama ko sa aming ‘KimChen’ show at sa dressing room, Gretchen Fullido, I’ll never forget you,” Kuya Kim added.
He also thanked the Kapamilya viewers who supported him.
“Higit sa lahat, salamat sa inyo mga Kapamilya, sa inyong pagsubaybay at pagsuporta. Si Kuya Kim ay hindi magiging Kuya Kim kung hindi po dahil sa inyo.”
In the last part of his message, Kuya Kim turned emotional as he said his famous proverbial phrase, “Ang buhay ay weather, weather lang!”
“Sa ngayon, nais kong sabihin, for the last time. Sa huling pagkakataon. Ang buhay ay weather, weather lang! Hanggang sa muli, Kapamilya. Salamat po!” he said.
Kuya Kim then received farewell messages from his colleagues in TV Patrol like Noli de Castro, Bernadette Sembrano, Henry Omaga Diaz, and Gretchen Fullido.
De Castro wished Kuya Kim well saying, “Kuya Kim, 17 years ka na naming kasama sa TV Patrol, ngayon lang ako naniwala sa katagang ‘Ang buhay ay weather, weather lang!’ Good luck, Kuya Kim.”
Sembrano also wished Kuya Kim well and mentioned that they would always support him.
“Kuya Kim, mami-miss ka namin. Thank you very much at sincerely, we really, really want you to be happy. Nandito lang kami, sinusuportahan ka namin and wish namin mahing mas successful ka pa sa paglalakbay mo. Thank you very much. Love you!” she said.
Diaz believed that this was not the last time that he would be working with Kuya Kim.
“Ang madlang news people ng ABS-CBN siguro mami-miss ka rin– naming lahat. Biruin mo napakahaba ng panahon na tayo’y nagsama at palagay ko ay hindi pa tapos ang lahat. Ika nga eh maaring magkasama pa tayong ulit dahil ‘Ang buhay ay weather, weather lang,” he said.
While Fullido expressed how she will miss Kuya Kim’s presence in the news program, she said the weather anchor contributed much to the Kapamilya network.
“Kuya Kim! Naku ang aking KimChen partner mami-miss talaga kita. Araw-araw ba naman inaasar mo ako, niloloko at ang ating mga masayang memories. Alam mo, ‘yung presence mo ‘yung talagang mami-miss ko. But your contribution [in] Matanglawin, as our ‘Kuya Kim’, ay talagang maraming-marami kang pinasaya.
“We love you, Kuya Kim. We’re so excited for your next journey. Alam mo ‘yung mga blessings ni Lord, excited kami para sa’yo. We love you so much, and we’re gonna miss you. Love you, Kuya Kim!” she said.
Following his network transfer, Atienza also got flooded with support and love from his other colleagues like Karen Davila, Korina Sanchez, Dyan Castillejo, and Pinky Webb.
