WABC - 7 Eyewitness News

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On 6/17/2026 at 10:58 PM, Nynewsguy7 said:

Working idea is to eventually place David at 6 with Liz.
 

Joe to noon with Sandra.
 

Joe and Sandra continue as the evening primary fill-ins. 

Fully support this. 

 

12p Joe & Sandra

4 & 6p David & Liz

5 & 11p Sade & Mike

 

Exactly what is Sam Champion's remaining role at Eyewitness News. How frequently does he appear on "EWN This Morning" anymore? Is he still regularly seen on "Mornings @ 10". 

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While Jeff deserves a weekday spot and is long overdue for one I almost can see them giving Dani the weekday spot if it’s coming up. She already does the 10 most days so add the noon and 4 or 6 and you’re set. 

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16 hours ago, TVNewsLover said:

Rumor is that Brian Shlonsky, now former main anchor at Louisville station WAVE TV, is coming to WABC. Could he be Joe’s successor on weekend evenings if Joe gets moved to weekdays at Noon?

 

Also saw that Liv Johnson is leaving WNYW, but staying in New York. Could we see her on weekend evenings at WABC, with Jeff Smith being bumped up to 12 noon weekdays (and possibly either 4pm or 5pm) as well? 

 

 

If Johnson and Shlonsky come to Channel 7, I could see a lineup like the following happening in the near future.

 

WEEKDAYS

4:30 to 7am: Shirleen/Pedro, and Brittany Bell with weather - no changes

Mornings @ 10: Joe/Sandra, and Dani Beckstrom or Sam Champion as third wheel/meteorologist

(Allicot and Rivera are already established anchors in the 10am hour, which tends to be looser but Torres and Bookman should get more than just one slot to me and then they can still be the primary evening fill ins) 

Noon: Joe/Sandra, and Jeff Smith with weather

4 & 6pm: Liz/David, Jeff Smith with weather at 4, Lee Goldberg with weather at 6

5 & 11pm: Sade/Mike, and Lee Goldberg with weather - no changes 

 

WEEKENDS

Mornings: Michelle/Perry, and Dani Beckstrom with weather - no changes

Evenings: Tanya/Brian, and Liv Johnson with weather 

 

 

 

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18 hours ago, TVNewsLover said:

Rumor is that Brian Shlonsky, now former main anchor at Louisville station WAVE TV, is coming to WABC. Could he be Joe’s successor on weekend evenings if Joe gets moved to weekdays at Noon?

 

Also saw that Liv Johnson is leaving WNYW, but staying in New York. Could we see her on weekend evenings at WABC, with Jeff Smith being bumped up to 12 noon weekdays (and possibly either 4pm or 5pm) as well? 

 

 

 

In an Instagram post, he said he was leaving WAVE and moving to WABC.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ-4mkplLRo/?img_index=1

 

 

 

Edited Sunday at 11:27 PM by TheNewsTV
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7 hours ago, RealNews18 said:

While Jeff deserves a weekday spot and is long overdue for one I almost can see them giving Dani the weekday spot if it’s coming up. She already does the 10 most days so add the noon and 4 or 6 and you’re set. 

This - when the move happens.

 

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11 hours ago, RealNews18 said:

While Jeff deserves a weekday spot and is long overdue for one I almost can see them giving Dani the weekday spot if it’s coming up. She already does the 10 most days so add the noon and 4 or 6 and you’re set. 

When someone in another thread said Derrick Waller was foolish for leaving WABC, and he should have waited for a better slot, I pointed this put to them. The wait often never ends. Jeff Smith has been on weekends for 20+ years. So has Joe Torres. WABC must be a great workplace because people stick around! That's great, but it's also bad if you want to move up. 

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Sometimes people leave and do comeback while rare at WABC it does happen, so maybe in the future, Derrick can find his way back if he wants. Despite it all, often times we expect news personalities to stay or move from one station to another because of the station itself's. But we often forget how difficult and challenging it is to work in this industry. So, I think a each person's journey is their own. Whether they stay on or leave for other opportunities, at the end of the day it is the quality of that and what they achieve along the way is where the merit is.

 

Exciting to see the new changes coming to WABC. They've been quite agile lately with all of the shuffling of the talent. It feels like a complete refresh of the weekend lineup which has been pretty much untouched up until the last year or so with Tanya Rivero coming on board in 2024. Also this is kinda the shaping of a new chapter for WABC, with the bittersweet departure of Bill Ritter, we are seeing a unique set of new opportunities coming to light with that. 

Edited yesterday at 01:47 PM by Vlad

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On 7/12/2026 at 5:44 PM, Encore 323 said:

Liv Johnson with weather

Highly doubt that… I doubt this all happening.

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8 hours ago, GraphicsMan said:

Highly doubt that… I doubt this all happening.

8 hours ago, GraphicsMan said:

Highly doubt that… I doubt this all happening.

I haven't heard anything about Liv Johnson.  I just know that when/if the time comes - it'll be Dani moving to weekdays. Jeff likes his weekends and he enjoys his work behind the scenes as Lee's producer during the week. Jeff is a quiet guy - very reserved. 

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4 hours ago, Nynewsguy7 said:

I haven't heard anything about Liv Johnson.  I just know that when/if the time comes - it'll be Dani moving to weekdays. Jeff likes his weekends and he enjoys his work behind the scenes as Lee's producer during the week. Jeff is a quiet guy - very reserved. 

That what I thought also Liv isn’t a met she doesn’t even have a broadcast met cert. I think she’s going somewhere else. I do think Dani will eventually replace Sam, I don’t expect any outside hires but we’ll see.

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12 hours ago, GraphicsMan said:

Highly doubt that… I doubt this all happening.

This is true because WABC just shuffled some of the talent over the last two years, redid all of it's talent opens, and viewers are now getting used to the new pairings, so the last thing the station wants is to do any drastic changes. If anything, Dani Beckstrom will most likely get the midday slots in the near future before they think about Liv Johnson, or any other outsider.