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11 hours ago, MediaZone4K said:

Speculation: Sam wants his GMA gig back, but Ginger is there, so he can't. 

I mean he already sort of fills in for Lara n Fridays so it's a possibility
I wouldn't be surprised if Sam became a feature correspondent for them

I'm assuming Lee was there because Dani was off that Saturday and Jeff was filling in for her Sunday morning

1 hour ago, NowBergen said:

Does anyone know the construction status of the new Disney/ABC complex and when it is expected to be completed?  I doubt the bean counters at Disney want to invest much in the current Lincoln Square facilities knowing they are abandoning them at some point.

It seems it's somewhat done
https://pagesix.com/2024/02/16/entertainment/abc-news-staffers-on-edge-as-network-prepares-to-move-to-nyc-no-mans-land-hudson-square/
 

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Talk shows like “The View,” “Tamron Hall” and “Live with Kelly and Mark” are expected to make their move over the summer, while on hiatus. They’re all expected to have big fall premieres in the new space, but shows such as “GMA,” “World News Tonight” and New York’s local news, ABC 7, are believed to be transitioning in spring 2025, after the election.

They haven't added them yet surprisingly 

https://wjla.com/news/local/new-studio-wjla-7news-planning-rehearsing-on-your-side-washington-dc-maryland-virginia-good-morning-fed-gov-renovated-state-of-the-art-monitors-curves-led-displays-tech-familiar-faces-anchors-team-members#

49 minutes ago, RealNews18 said:

The noon open debuted (first time watching this week) officially with David Sandra and Brittany.. question for the 5am opening are they using one with Mike Shirleen and Brittany or are they still using generic? 

They're still using the generic one
I'm assume it's because Sam is off this week

Up Close still uses the old graphics

The newsticker feels off to me
Probably because of the difference in color

Yeah even regular GMA stopped announcing the names I guess to save time

A possible (?) look at WJLA's new set
I noticed it during the morning show on Monday
I should note they were still in the 24/7 set

On one hand it's the holiday season so I assume it's because the main anchors are off but then again I assumed they would at least have fill ins to film new episodes

I assume the reason the show in general is pre-recorded is because of the limited time they have in the Times Square studio and hopefully with the move to the new studio it means that it will finally be live

44 minutes ago, JustinH said:

Sam is clearly phasing his way into retirement...first he gives up the 4:30-6 portion of the morning show, then the noon..he's now only doing the 6-7 portion of ENTM and mornings at 10, as well as the cut ins during GMA I believe. And he seems to be also taking more than just Friday's off as of late. Per his Instagram, he's was on the beach in Miami just hours after the noon show on many a Thursday. 

Brittany does cut ins

Former Fox5 NY meteorologist Raegan Medgie is filling in for Dani this morning

Shirleen is hosting the show alone this morning

Has this happened before?

Edit: Nvm Janice Yu came in at 5:30

For those who wanted Michelle as a host of Mornings at 10, she's filling in for Mike this morning

12 hours ago, MorningNews said:

Interesting. When I passed by it was about 20 minutes to 10 and Shirleen and Dani were sitting at the main desk.

Oh I guess I mistook it as the desk they normally used

They used the circular desk yesterday

Jonathan Elias is out at WJLA according to FTV Live
https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2023/11/10/breaking-dc-anchor-out

 

Dani is permanent iirc

They got Rhiannon Ally to fill in for Mike on Mornings at 10

1 hour ago, JustinH said:

I'm guessing this is the Mon-Thur schedule, since same is off on Fridays. Also, no mention of who is handling the 7-8 AM live online newscast as well as the weather cut ins during GMA. I've noticed recently that Mike and Shirleen haven't been anchoring it as much lately, I'm sure due to their already packed schedule. If I'm not mistaken, I believe I saw Sonia Rincon anchoring a few times last week.

This also can apply to noons as Shirleen seems to have stepped down from the noon show

As for weather cut ins, Britney seems to be doing them now

Same for the noon show

Yeah i'm now realizing that

It seems Sam hosts Monday - Friday for Mornings @ 10

A recent LIve with Kelly and Mark promo on WABC made use of the new graphics
Possibly means that WABC is switching soon

1 hour ago, NYNewsCoverage said:

I assume this change also means that Dani will be taking Brittany's spot on weekends? The split is not a bad idea, having 2 mets on staff for 3 broadcasts.

Dani is doing 10am also