{{Short description|Philippine news presenter (1936–2014)}} {{Use Philippine English|date=April 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Harry Gasser | image = | caption = | birth_name = Harry Alesna Gasser | birth_place = Carcar, Cebu, Philippine Commonwealth | birth_date = {{Birth year|1937}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|4|3|1937||}} | death_place = Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines | other_names = | alma_mater = | occupation = Newscaster | years_active = | spouse = Flora Gasser }}
'''Harry Alesna Gasser''' (1937 – April 3, 2014) was a Philippine news presenter.<ref>[http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/355344/lifestyle/veteran-news-anchor-harry-gasser-76-passes-away ''Veteran news anchor Harry Gasser, 76, passes away''] GMA News Online, April 3, 2014</ref> Gasser was the face of Philippine evening news at the time of the regime of Ferdinand Marcos.<ref name=ABS-CBN>{{cite web|last1=Nieva-Nishimori|first1=Maria Aleta|title=Harry Gasser passes on|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/04/03/14/harry-gasser-passes|website=ABS-CBN News.com|access-date=January 18, 2016|date=April 2, 2014}}</ref>
==Career== Gasser was an anchor of ''Balita Ngayon'' on ABS-CBN from 1969 to 1972.<ref name="CJJ">{{cite web |title=Other Sugbuanon journalists in Manila |url=https://cebujournalism.ph/archives/5175 |website=Cebu Journalism & Journalists |access-date=May 21, 2026 |date=May 21, 2026}}</ref> Following the closure of the network during Martial Law, Gasser transferred to BBC-2 where he anchored ''BBC Primetime News'' from 1973 to 1976.<ref name="CJJ" /> He was the main anchor of RPN's ''NewsWatch'' from 1976 to 1997. He also worked with Radio Veritas as news manager and later moved on to ABS-CBN to anchor ''TV Patrol'' in Cebu City from 1998-2001.
*''NewsWatch Evening Cast'', the first English-language early evening newscast was anchored by Gasser, together with Loren Legarda and Pat Lazaro, then later it was anchored by Cielo Villaluna and Cristina Peczon, and later with Marigold Haber. *''NewsWatch Prime Cast'', a late night edition was also anchored by Gasser, Cathy Santillan, and later, Eric Eloriaga.
He was also overseas program manager and news manager of Radio Veritas.<ref name="CJJ" />
==Personal life== Gasser was born in 1937 in Carcar.<ref name="CJJ"/>
He was married to veteran comedian Flora Gasser. They had two children.<ref name="ABS-CBN2" /> Loren Legarda, who co-anchored NewsWatch with Gasser on RPN, noted that "he was a proud Cebuano."<ref name="ABS-CBN2" />
==Filmography== * ''Paalam... Bukas ang kasal ko'' (''Goodbye ... Tomorrow is my wedding'') (1986) * ''Sa mata ng balita': 50 taong pamamahayag sa telebisyon'' (''In the eyes of the news: 50 years of journalism on television'') (2003)
==Awards== * Lifetime Achievement award given by the Philippine Movie Press Club<ref name="ABS-CBN2">{{cite web|title=Harry Gasser was proud of his Cebuano roots |url=http://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/26228/harry-gasser-was-proud-of-his-cebuano-roots|website=cebudailynews.inquirer.net|publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer|accessdate=January 18, 2016|date=April 7, 2014}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/355344/lifestyle/veteran-news-anchor-harry-gasser-76-passes-away ''Veteran news anchor Harry Gasser, 76, passes away''] GMA News Online, April 3, 2014 *{{YouTube|id=tmM5Rf_PF48|title=LOREN LEGARDA: NewsWatch with Harry Gasser 2}} *{{IMDb name|id=1854688|name=Harry Gasser}}
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