6/5/2023 0 Comments Gma meteorologist![]() "I believe when all the facts are known, people will say we were right to report this," Westin said. ![]() The ABC news president, who succeeded near-legendary figure Roone Arledge in March, did take time to defend correspondent Jackie Judd, recently criticized in the magazine Brill's Content for reporting the existence of a dress stained with the president's semen and rumors the president and Monica Lewinsky were caught in an encounter at the White House. Speaking on plans to merge its 20/20 and PrimeTime Live news programs, Westin declined to say who _ possibilities include Gibson and former CBS News star Connie Chung _ will host the new 20/20 shows, appearing at 10 p.m. The viewers will come if we do it right." "GMA is our most immediate and pressing concern," he said. Westin echoed his support for Good Morning America on Thursday, urging critics not to focus so much on ratings as a barometer of success. We knew we would see a hit in the ratings." "No morning show in history has changed both (main) anchors in eight months' time. "Change is tough on a morning audience," said Shelley Lewis, who became the show's executive producer earlier this year. Jazz saxophonist David Sanborn and personal trainer Bob Greene were also named to join the show's "family" of contributors. "I look forward to making it my hometown."īut even as producers move to change the show's personnel further, critics here grilled the show's executives about the apparent lack of chemistry between new hosts Lisa McRee and Kevin Newman and a new, two-story studio complex under development looking out onto Times Square that would closely mirror Today's window-on-the-world studio space. "I can honestly say that San Francisco is my favorite place in North America," read the quote from Christian, whose contract was to expire in August. ![]() With co-hosts Charlie Gibson gone earlier this year and Joan Lunden leaving last year, GMA has replaced its top three faces within 18 months.Ĭhristian was not present for Good Morning America's Wednesday briefing, but he provided a quote on the ABC news release announcing his "reassignment." "(His departure) was in everyone's best interest (and) an opportunity to tweak the show."Ĭhristian was among the last of the three personalities who led Good Morning America through the late '80s and early '90s _ including the fateful time in 1995 when NBC's Today show began regularly beating the ABC morning show in ratings. ![]() "KGO wanted Spencer for the rest of his career," Westin said. ![]()
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