[ After weeks of speculation, Kim Godwin is leaving her post as president of ABC News. Debra OConnell, who added ABC News to her portfolio in February, will run the department in the interim. She made the announcement internally, with Godwin also addressing her staff. You can read the memos below. At the time of … Read more
[ Rob Marciano, meteorologist for Good Morning America, has left the network. A source confirmed that Marciano was no longer with the news division. A representative for Marciano did not immediately return a request for comment. The New York Post’s Page Six had reported that he had been prohibited from the Times Square studios over … Read more
[ Dr. Jennifer Ashton, who is ABC News‘ chief medical correspondent and co-host of GMA3, plans to leave the network. Ashton has been with the network since 2012. She recently launched Ajenda, a health and wellness newsletter. A network spokesperson confirmed her planned departure. Ashton became co-host of GMA3 as the show focused on the … Read more
[ Networks are planning special reports Monday for coverage of the total solar eclipse, a celestial phenomenon when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun. The eclipse will move across Texas to Maine, temporarily shrouding those areas in darkness, while other parts of the country will notice dimming and twilight. Here’s a rundown … Read more
[ Jonathan Greenberger is departing ABC News, where he has been Washington, D.C. bureau chief, for a new job as executive vice president of Politico. Greenberger will start in his new position on April 22. Debra OConnell, president of news group and networks for Disney Entertainment, and Kim Godwin, president of ABC News, announced his … Read more
[ Former President Donald Trump has again filed a defamation lawsuit against a major media outlet, this time over comments that ABC News‘ George Stephanopoulos made during a contentious recent interview with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC). The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Miami, claims that Stephanopoulos defamed him during his questioning of Mace … Read more
[ In the pre-coverage of Joe Biden‘s State of the Union address, the speech is being billed as the most important of his presidency, what with his dismal approval numbers and what is shaping up to be very difficult campaign for reelection. Moreover, so much attention has been paid to the president’s age — at … Read more
[ This cycle’s Super Tuesday lacked suspense — and that showed in the viewership numbers. About 11.4 million viewers tuned into coverage during the peak hour of 10 p.m. ET, when the three major broadcast networks joined with the three major cable networks with live coverage, according to early numbers from Nielsen. That’s far less … Read more
[ Kim Godwin has extended her deal to remain as president of ABC News. The announcement was made shortly after Disney announced that Debra OConnell was being elevated to a newly created role as president, News Group and Networks, Disney Entertainment, adding ABC News to her purview that includes the ABC Owned Television Stations and … Read more
[ A small contingent of journalists gathered near the Canadian border earlier this morning to watch as Dixville Notch, NH, continued its tradition of casting the first ballots on an election day. Nikki Haley cleaned Donald Trump‘s clock in this hamlet — 6 votes to none. As the day goes on, network correspondents are fanning … Read more
