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Why/how the hell would they do that? And don't say to make up for bad journalism, because the two should have no bearing on the other.

Because it's market #145 and money isn't flowing through the industry like it used to.

'Fox & Friends' co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck is leaving the network, and, for now, television to spend more time with her family. http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/elisabeth-hasselbeck-stepping-down-at-fox-news/278202

He'll step in for Phil on the later hours on Sunday, and most Saturday nights in Phil's absence. He'll pop up on the occasional Sunday night, but rarely both nights. He's also done a lot of field reporting during weekday storm coverage, and did the few tag teams with Tracy last winter, when Phil was off himself or in for Jerry or Cheryl. That said, he's never done a solo fill-in M-F. Compared to his predecessor, Mark Bishop, Troy has done far more weekend evening fill-ins in 2 years than Mark did in 8. Mark also NEVER appeared on weekdays, as he was a professor during the week.

And then he was George Clooney for three straight years. That jackhole didn't make a movie this year, so they had to plan accordingly.

Troy does 5 to 6am. Phil does 6 to 10.

They have a job listing on their website for a meteorologist. As for Cheryl being on this morning, they probably established that she lives closest. Whether or not she was needed- eh, I'm split on the decision. Phil was also on at noon today, as they're doing hourly online updates.

Dave Murray, chief meteorologist at KTVI in St. Louis. http://fox2now.com/author/ktvidmurray/

Yeah, the Rob Nelson/Diana Perez combo was pretty much the last "fun" team, in my opinion. Dare I say, the male anchors tend to be a little looser, in recent years, and Reena, though pleasant, only proves my point. Kendis Gibson is pretty good, but he's just not as laid back as T.J.

Never oversleep when working at the WGN Morning News. You will be outed.

The two overnight hosts just gave a tour of the TSS, and featured some of very interesting nuts and bolts facts from 29-year show veteran 'Stage Manager Eddie', including the recent renovations, the best ad-libber, and the origins of "Hail Charlie". Someone remind me to explain those things later. It was some insightful stuff for those of us interested in the behind the scenes stuff. Now to get 3 hours of sleep before the show.

"It's late at night, you're wide awake, and you're not wearing pants."

1. He's in France. 2. He wasn't going to be there, anyway, since CNN doesn't give a shit. NBC is obviously not as much of a dick on such occasions.

His aging accelerated not long after he retired. I recall on his last day of GMA, Diane and Robin greeted him at his apartment at 5am, and his hair already nearly white. If I were to guess, I'd also say he had a partial hairpiece his last few years.

It still maintain that she's miles better than when she first arrived, and she's gelled pretty well with the team, even the old guard.

I think we got unspoken confirmation today that Cheryl will not likely be the sole weeknight weather anchor once Jerry retires...at least as long as the WCIU-cast exists. Jerry's off this week, so Phil filled in at 6 and 7 the last two nights. Phil's not coming in tonight, so Tracy was on at four, and Cheryl's now on at five. Sure, maybe Cheryl was busy during the day, but they haven't hesitated to use only one meteorologist for a single night in the past, even with the 5 broadcasts.

It's was nice seeing George candidly admit what he has to do, day to day, considering his background...and the advantages and disadvantages. It's also nice how Charlie politely forced the issue, not to expose or pressure George, but to encourage him. I was also fascinated by Charlie's voting practices (or lack thereof), stemming from his role on the Ford campaign trail. Anyone who didn't see the interview and has any interest in the bias in modern journalism should check it out.

"You can feed me like a foie gras'd goose, just so long as it's on the internet and on TV." -Dan Harris

"How many animals that you brought had sex on the air?" -Gibson, to Hanna

I hope they post the ENTIRE team interview, because I'm watching on an hour and a half delay, and I know that won't last before my connection gives out.

Quick overview of the overnight hours. World News Now is being broadcast like normal during the stream, but the commercial breaks are being filled by this guy and this lady hanging out and doing various jobs at a Times Square all-night diner. They also going to be checking out various haunts in the area as the night progresses. It's not really GMA-ish, but it's kinda fun, and it breaks up the full-on Paris coverage that WNN is providing tonight. Outside of my antenna/LiveWell feed this YouTube stream (leftover from One Direction's earlier performance) has been providing the best quality for me... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMMl3Ix9EE4

"If you're still with us, and we hope you are, that means One Direction didn't crash our servers." It's like an old cable access show, and that's why I like this.

Excuse while my bitchy inner "fangirl" comes out... Nobody here is holding a gun to your head, forcing to watch either GMA or Today. Call me when a CBS This Morning reaches 10 years, much less 40 years. Also, give me a call when they actually reach 2nd place. That said, I take no issue with how any of the news divisions, network or cable, conduct their morning shows. That way, there's a product for everyone, but don't get on my case for watching one of the many options. Heck, GMA's not even my usual morning show. I regularly worship at the church of Larry, Robin, and Paul.

Considering the regional delay and stuff, I don't know, but they've been at headquarters for the last few hours, so they could have some of the lower-ranking team members continue the stream from their Social Square-recreated virtual set uptown.

You said it yourself, though; the GMA format has always been a mix of hard and soft content. If they'd been doing 5 hours of death and destruction and Trump til now, they'd be drawing the internet equivalent of hash marks. Don't tell me that if CBS was doing something like this, that they wouldn't be tapping into the broader resources of the network, like 60 Minutes, Stephen Colbert, the ladies of The Talk, or even Entertainment Tonight. A few select hours of a 40 hour program is a bad sample size, and if you want the 24 hour news cycle, there're a dozen other channels for that. Even if it's silly and generally a waste of the viewers' time, this is an ambition project, nonetheless. When Peter Jennings did his 25 hour marathon at the new millennium, there were people that were worried that the world was going to end, we'd all go bankrupt and planes would fall out of the sky, yet that was only a part of the full broadcast. I'll bet you that, come 7am, normal GMA will be on the air with 60-90 minutes of the latest on the apocalypse, and we all won't have missed much.