Jessica Soho

Maria Jessica Aspiras Soho (Tagalog: [ˈdʒɛsika ˈsɔho]; born March 27, 1964) is a Filipino broadcast journalist affiliated with GMA Network. She is the host of the news magazine program Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (2004–present) on GMA, and was the news anchor for State of the Nation on GTV from 2011 to 2021.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Aspiras and the surname or paternal family name is Soho.

Jessica Soho
Soho with fellow journalist Jiggy Manicad in 2014
Born
Maria Jessica Aspiras Soho

(1964-03-27) March 27, 1964
San Fernando, La Union, Philippines
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Diliman
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • presenter
Years active1985–present

Soho is a multi-awarded journalist. In 1998, Soho became the first Filipino to win the British Fleet Street Award for Journalism. In 1999, Soho and the I-Witness team received the Philippines' first Peabody Award for producing the "Kidneys for Sale" and "Kamao" documentaries. Soho's story of a hostage crisis in Cagayan Valley made her the first Filipino to win in the New York Film Festival.

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