Good Morning America

[Geoffrey 779]

On 12/8/2023 at 7:49 AM, Abraham J. Simpson said:

It’s so interesting to me. Be they colleagues, friends or family, no matter what they’ve shared with me, or me with them, I will always respect without objection when they want to keep something private. I certainly would not presume that just because someone I watch on TV has talked about “X” that they have ceded any right to maintain privacy over “Y.” The “borders” can be wherever they need to be for each person and are free to move and change at any time. 

 

That might be true, but if you see a story about one of these people you're familiar with, you're probably still going to click/watch, right?

[Abraham J. Simpson 304]

9 hours ago, Geoffrey said:

 

That might be true, but if you see a story about one of these people you're familiar with, you're probably still going to click/watch, right?

If something is airing inside a show I’m already watching, that’s about it. Click on gossip? Pass. 

[MorningNews 1293]

I’m sure I’m annoying but I wish ABC would consider bringing GMA3 a live element. Most days the news “updates” they provide at the top of the show are hours old with new critical updates not included in the story. Today they’re rebroadcasting a show from November that included nearly two month old developments and updates on the Israel-Hamas conflict and wildfires out west. Not trying to be hyperbolic about it but it’s a sloppy product.

Edited December 27, 2023 by MorningNews

[Muppetman03 30]

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

[mountainave 530]

GMA3 straddles the line between a news broadcast and a talk show.  Most of the other late morning / early afternoon talk shows also go on holiday hiatus, so it's not really much different.  It gives the production staff time off. 

[mrschimpf 2059]

What would help is if they use their lower-thirds to identify who's anchoring on GMA as a substitute, or just a bare VO at the top. Their stage left substitute anchors vary between a number of interchangeable white men and the only way to know who they are is if the correspondent mentions their name during a toss; it's annoying to the viewer (I know WNT is always going to be "with David Muir" even if Elmo's anchoring). It's almost like ABC News doesn't want to identify anyone unless their contract specifies they must be or like Tory Johnson, makes money for them.

Edited December 28, 2023 by mrschimpf

[Muppetman03 30]

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

[Abraham J. Simpson 304]

Maybe it’s a figment of my imagination, but it seems like I always hear so-and-so is joining us today, or some variation thereof, when someone is there. But that said, it also wouldn’t phase me if/when they don’t. 

[wabceyewitness 767]

On 12/27/2023 at 1:26 PM, MorningNews said:

I’m sure I’m annoying but I wish ABC would consider bringing GMA3 a live element. Most days the news “updates” they provide at the top of the show are hours old with new critical updates not included in the story. Today they’re rebroadcasting a show from November that included nearly two month old developments and updates on the Israel-Hamas conflict and wildfires out west. Not trying to be hyperbolic about it but it’s a sloppy product.

 

That is pretty bad for a news program. They should pretape these shows, have the on-duty anchor give a news update and fill the bulk with recycled and evergreen content. 
 

[24994J 5276]

All of this week's GMA3s have been either clip shows or single-topic programs, all prerecorded, which is totally okay. Good for them. It's a light week. But really, not updating the news update with TODAY'S headlines is just bad.

[MorningNews 1293]

I’m of the opinion that they should just drop the “news” element from the show entirely if they won’t produce it live. It’s hard to tell the difference between live and prerecorded editions of the third hour of Today because their content isn’t largely based on real time current events. 

[MediaZone4K 1514]

This is unfortunate and may provide insight on Strahan's absence. His daughter was diagnosed with a brain tumor. 

 

[HSV cheesehead 88]

Wouldn't be surprised if he takes leave to help her out for a few months. Wish her the best!

 

[Action Newsroom 1150]

Dr. Jennifer Ashton is departing from GMA3 (as co-host) and ABC News (as chief medical correspondent).

 

https://deadline.com/2024/04/jennifer-ashton-gma3-abc-news-1235888948/

[Georgie56 3066]

Rob Marciano has been fired.

 

 

[MediaZone4K 1514]

21 hours ago, Georgie56 said:

Rob Marciano has been fired.

 

 

Yikes! Blatant speculation ahead...Does this leave room for Sam Champion do national weather content (not the weekends Since Sam apparently works 4 days a week). 

Edited Wednesday at 06:28 PM by MediaZone4K

[24994J 5276]

Ginger and Somara Theodore can handle 90% of what the network needs, with frequent calls to the affiliates for weekend fill-ins. They call up Sam to do a little weather & a little entertainment stuff, but there's zero need for him to return to the network, full-time. I like Sam, but he can't (won't) commit to 5 days a week at his current job, so why would anyone expect him to commit to a hard schedule at the top?

 

Frankly, if the network's 2 meteorologists (which Sam is not) were men, I don't think we'd have this constant conversation, pushing for Sam's return. Just saying.

[mrschimpf 2059]

5 hours ago, MediaZone4K said:

Yikes! Blatant speculation ahead...Does this leave room for Sam Champion do national weather content (not the weekends Since Sam apparently works 4 days a week). 

I think it's more likely they have one of the GMA guys just do more of those than anything so they get more out in the field more. By the end the only thing Rob did was pointless live shots in front of the Tappan Zee that Ginger or any ABC news staffer in the New York metro could've easily done, and just shows that at that point it was just a countdown to when he was going to snap. Like Matt Gutman he's just an ego anchor (️) dragging everyone else down and being known more as an HR headache than a reliable worker. I just can't see Sam willing to take on a higher workload when he's approaching his golden years.

 

On 4/18/2024 at 10:07 AM, Action Newsroom said:

Dr. Jennifer Ashton is departing from GMA3 (as co-host) and ABC News (as chief medical correspondent).

I haven't been following GMA3 as much as I did in the past but probably for the best; she was likely exhausted from last year's drama and the GMA3 health segments had been becoming fewer and fewer on their show (or getting into the paid placement territory that she knows are no-gos).

Edited Thursday at 12:06 AM by mrschimpf

[MediaZone4K 1514]

6 hours ago, 24994J said:

Ginger and Somara Theodore can handle 90% of what the network needs, with frequent calls to the affiliates for weekend fill-ins. They call up Sam to do a little weather & a little entertainment stuff, but there's zero need for him to return to the network, full-time. I like Sam, but he can't (won't) commit to 5 days a week at his current job, so why would anyone expect him to commit to a hard schedule at the top?

 

Frankly, if the network's 2 meteorologists (which Sam is not) were men, I don't think we'd have this constant conversation, pushing for Sam's return. Just saying.

I don't really see gender as a factor in this. 

If anyone is pushing for Sam's return, I would attribute that to his popularity, not because a "need" for a male meteorologist.

3 hours ago, mrschimpf said:

 By the end the only thing Rob did was pointless live shots in front of the Tappan Zee.....

Yes! Very pointless lives!

 

Edited Thursday at 04:05 AM by MediaZone4K