Good Morning America

For ABC, "Good Morning America" was a much more successful morning news series than A.M. America, which had lasted the first ten months of 1975. ABC looked at one of its affiliates, WEWS in Cleveland, and admired the station's very successful news/talk series called The Morning Exchange (1972-1999). Network programming president Fred Silverman oversaw ABC's using The Morning Exchange as a model for their new program.

Today the show is anchored by Charlie Gibson, Diane Sawyer and Robin Roberts. Tony Perkins gives weather reports throughout the morning. The show is usually in a pitched battle for #1 with rival morning news show "The Today Show "

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Diane Sawyer - Good Morning America Diane Sawyer joined ABC News in February 1989, as co-anchor of Primetime Live. In addition to her Primetime assignment, Sawyer was named co-anchor, with Charles Gibson, of Good Morning America in January 1999.
Since the premiere of Primetime in August 1989, Sawyer has traveled extensively across the United States and abroad to report on and investigate a wide range of topics and to interview a diverse group of newsmakers and personalities.
Prior to joining CBS News and GMA, Sawyer held several positions in the Nixon administration. She was part of the Nixon-Ford transition team from 1974 to 1975. She also assisted former President Nixon in the writing of his memoirs in 1974 and 1975.

Robin Roberts - Good Morning America Robin Roberts was named the third anchor, In May 2005, of ABC News' "Good Morning America.". Most recently, Ms. Roberts traveled to Africa with former President Bill Clinton to bring viewers a first-hand look at the devastating AIDS crisis in that part of the world. She and the president visited many cities and villages in various regions of the continent. At "Good Morning America," Ms. Roberts has covered an array of special events for the morning program ranging from the homecoming of soldiers aboard the USS Roosevelt to the Golden Jubilee at Buckingham Palace to the 25th anniversary of the papacy of Pope John Paul II in Vatican City. Ms. Roberts has also interviewed newsmakers from Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to Spike Lee and sports legends from Tiger Woods to Shaquille O'Neal for the program.

Christopher Cuomo - Good Morning America Christopher Cuomo has been named co-anchor of "Good Morning America." In his new role, Cuomo will handle the newscasts, as well as contribute feature and enterprise stories for the program, especially in the areas of law and justice and investigations. He will continue to serve as co-anchor of "Primetime," which he joined in April 2004.
Since joining ABC News in 1999, Cuomo has been a versatile correspondent, reporting for numerous platforms, including "20/20," "Primetime" and "Good Morning America," as well as co-anchoring "Downtown," "Primetime Monday" and occasionally on "Good Morning America," "World News Now" and "World News This Morning."

Kate Snow - Good Morning America GMA Kate Snow was named co-anchor of ABC News' weekend edition of "Good Morning America" in May 2004. The weekend morning news program launched live across the country on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2004. Based in ABC News' headquarters in New York, Snow also contributes to various ABC News broadcasts as a correspondent. She frequently reports for "Good Morning America" and "World News Tonight."