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ABC News is the
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division of the American broadcast network
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. Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast '' ABC World News Tonight with David Muir''; other programs include morning news-talk show ''
Good Morning America ''Good Morning America'' (often abbreviated as ''GMA'') is an American morning television program that is broadcast on ABC. It debuted on November 3, 1975, and first expanded to weekends with the debut of a Sunday edition on January 3, 1993. Th ...
'', ''
Nightline ''Nightline'' (or ''ABC News Nightline'') is ABC News' late-night television news program broadcast on ABC in the United States with a franchised formula to other networks and stations elsewhere in the world. Created by Roone Arledge, the progra ...
'', ''
Primetime Prime time or the peak time is the block of broadcast programming taking place during the middle of the evening for a television show. It is mostly targeted towards adults (and sometimes families). It is used by the major television networks to ...
'', and ''
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'', and Sunday morning political affairs program ''
This Week with George Stephanopoulos ''This Week'', originally titled as ''This Week with David Brinkley'' and currently billed as ''This Week with George Stephanopoulos'', is an American Sunday morning political affairs program airing on the ABC television network. It premiered o ...
''. In addition to the division's television programs, ABC News has radio and digital outlets, including
ABC News Radio ABC News Radio is the news radio service of ABC Audio, a division of ABC News in the United States. Formerly known as ABC Radio News, ABC News Radio feeds, through Skyview Networks, five minute newscasts on the hour and news briefs at half-pas ...
and
ABC News Live ABC News Live (a.k.a. ABCNL) is an American streaming video news channel for breaking news, live events, newscasts, and longer-form reports and documentaries operated by ABC News since 2018. The channel is available through various streaming de ...
, plus various
podcast A podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet. For example, an episodic series of digital audio or video files that a user can download to a personal device to listen to at a time of their choosing ...
s hosted by ABC News personalities.


History


Early years

ABC began in 1943 as the
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, a
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that was spun off from
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, as ordered by the
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(FCC) in 1942. The reason for the order was to expand competition in radio broadcasting in the
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, specifically news and political broadcasting, and broaden the projected points of view. The radio market was dominated by only a few companies, such as NBC and
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. NBC conducted the split voluntarily in case its appeal of the ruling was denied and it was forced to split its two networks into separate companies. Regular television news broadcasts on ABC began soon after the network signed on its initial owned-and-operated television station (WJZ-TV, now
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) and production center in
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in August 1948. Broadcasts continued as the ABC network expanded nationwide. Until the early 1970s, ABC News programs and ABC in general consistently ranked third in viewership behind
CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainmen ...
and
NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an Television in the United States, American English-language Commercial broadcasting, commercial television network, broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Enterta ...
news programs. ABC had fewer
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and a weaker prime-time programming slate to be able to support the network's news operations compared to the two larger networks, each of which had established their radio news operations during the 1930s.


Roone Arledge

By the 1970s, the network had effectively turned around, with its prime-time entertainment programs achieving stronger ratings and drawing in higher advertising revenue and profits to ABC overall. With the appointment of then president of
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,
Roone Arledge Roone Pinckney Arledge Jr. (July 8, 1931 – December 5, 2002) was an American sports and news broadcasting executive who was president of ABC Sports from 1968 until 1986 and ABC News from 1977 until 1998, and a key part of the company's rise t ...
as president of ABC News in 1977, ABC invested the resources to make it a major source of news content. Arledge, known for experimenting with the broadcast "model", created many of ABC News' most popular and enduring programs, including ''
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'', '' World News Tonight'', ''This Week'', ''
Nightline ''Nightline'' (or ''ABC News Nightline'') is ABC News' late-night television news program broadcast on ABC in the United States with a franchised formula to other networks and stations elsewhere in the world. Created by Roone Arledge, the progra ...
'', and ''
Primetime Live ''Primetime'' was an American news magazine television program that debuted on ABC in 1989 with co-hosts Sam Donaldson and Diane Sawyer and originally had the title ''Primetime Live''. The program's final episode aired May 18, 2012. History E ...
''. ABC News' longtime slogan, "More Americans get their news from ABC News than from any other source." (introduced in the late 1980s), was a claim referring to the number of people who watch, listen to and read ABC News content on television, radio and (eventually) the Internet, and not necessarily to the telecasts alone. In June 1998, ABC News (which owned an 80% stake in the service),
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and
ITN Independent Television News (ITN) is a UK-based television production company. It is made up of two divisions: Broadcast News and ITN Productions. ITN is based in London, with bureaux and offices in Beijing, Brussels, Jerusalem, Johannesburg, N ...
sold their respective interests in Worldwide Television News to the
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. Additionally, ABC News signed a multi-year content deal with AP for its affiliate video service,
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(APTV), while providing material from ABC's own news video service, ABC News One, to APTV.


''20/20'' scandal

Scandal erupted in 1985 over a decision by Arledge, president of ABC News and Sports, to kill a 13-minute report about
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possibly due to his close ties to
Ethel Kennedy Ethel Kennedy (' Skakel; born April 11, 1928) is an American human rights advocate. She is the widow of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, a sister-in-law of President John F. Kennedy, and the sixth child of George Skakel and Ann Brannack. Shortly a ...
. ''20/20'' drew criticism from the co-anchors of the program, Hugh Downs and Barbara Walters, and the executive producer, Av Westin. Arledge said that he had killed the piece because it was "gossip-column stuff" and "does not live up to its billing." Downs, however, took issue with Arledge's judgment. "I am upset about the way it was handled," he said in an interview. "I honestly believe that this is more carefully documented than anything any network did during Watergate. I lament the fact that the decision reflects badly on people I respect and it reflects badly on me and the broadcast." Additionally, Westin said: "I don't anticipate not putting it on the air. The journalism is solid. Everything in there has two sources. We are documenting that there was a relationship between Bobby and Marilyn and Jack and Marilyn. A variety of eyewitnesses attest to that on camera." Two other aspects of the unaired report, according to an ABC staff member who has seen it, are eyewitness accounts of wiretapping of Monroe's home by
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, the teamster leader, that reveal meetings between her and the Kennedy brothers, and accounts of a visit to Monroe by
Robert F. Kennedy Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925June 6, 1968), also known by his initials RFK and by the nickname Bobby, was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 64th United States Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, ...
on the day of her death. Fred Otash, a detective who said he was the chief wiretapper, is interviewed on camera, and ABC staff members said his account was corroborated by three other wiretappers. In addition, several people not in the book say on camera that Monroe kept diaries with references to meetings with the Kennedy brothers, according to a staff member who has seen the report. "It set out to be a piece which would demonstrate that because of alleged relations between Robert Kennedy and
John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination ...
and Monroe the presidency was compromised because organized crime was involved," he said. "Based on what has been uncovered so far, there was no evidence." Arledge's decision to kill the broadcast resulted in the subsequent decision of
Geraldo Rivera Geraldo Rivera (born Gerald Riviera; July 4, 1943) is an American journalist, attorney, author, political commentator, and former television host. He hosted the tabloid talk show '' Geraldo'' from 1987 to 1998. He gained publicity with the liv ...
to leave ABC entirely. Rivera was a ''20/20'' correspondent but did not work on that story. He had been publicly critical of Arledge's decision. Arledge, who was both a champion and defender of Rivera, said he thought the story needed more work. The story probed purported affairs between actress Marilyn Monroe and President John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert F. Kennedy.


Modern era

On August 7, 2014, ABC announced that it would relaunch its radio network division, ABC Radio, on January 1, 2015. The change occurred following the announcement that Cumulus would replace its ABC News radio service with
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(via
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). On September 20, 2019, ABC Radio was renamed as ABC Audio as the network has evolved to offer a
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portfolio and other forms of on-demand and linear content. In April 2018, it was announced that ''
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'' would be transferred to ABC News from
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, majority owned by
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. On September 10, 2018, ABC News launched a second attempt to extend its Good Morning America brand into the afternoon with
Strahan, Sara and Keke ''GMA3: What You Need to Know'' (often shortened to simply ''GMA3'') is an American daytime news program broadcast by ABC. Anchored by Amy Robach, T. J. Holmes, and Jennifer Ashton, it is an afternoon spin-off of ABC's national morning show ''G ...
. In May 2019, ABC News Live, an news focused steaming channel, was launched on Roku. Following an reorganization of ABC's parent company, The Walt Disney Company which created the Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International segment in March 2018, ABC News Digital and Live Streaming, including ABC News Live and FiveThirtyEight, were transferred to the new segment.


Programming


Current ABC News programs

* ''
ABC World News Tonight ''ABC World News Tonight'' (titled ''ABC World News Tonight with David Muir'' for its weeknight broadcasts since September 2014) is the flagship daily evening news broadcasting#television, television news program of ABC News, the news division ...
'' (1978–present) * ''
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'' (1978–present) * ''
America This Morning ''America This Morning'' is an American early morning news program, broadcast on ABC on weekday mornings. The newscast is anchored by Andrew Dymburt and Rhiannon Ally, who also serve as anchors of ABC's overnight news program ''World News Now''. ...
'' (1982–present) * ''
Good Morning America ''Good Morning America'' (often abbreviated as ''GMA'') is an American morning television program that is broadcast on ABC. It debuted on November 3, 1975, and first expanded to weekends with the debut of a Sunday edition on January 3, 1993. Th ...
'' (1975–present) * ''
Good Morning America Weekend ''Good Morning America Weekend'' (often abbreviated as ''GMA Weekend'') is an American morning television program that is broadcast on ABC. The first weekend edition of ''Good Morning America'' premiered on January 3, 1993, airing only on Sund ...
'' (1993–present) * '' GMA3: What You Need To Know'' (2018–present) * ''
Nightline ''Nightline'' (or ''ABC News Nightline'') is ABC News' late-night television news program broadcast on ABC in the United States with a franchised formula to other networks and stations elsewhere in the world. Created by Roone Arledge, the progra ...
'' (1980–present) * ''
Tamron Hall Tamron Hall (born September 16, 1970) is an American broadcast journalist and television talk show host. In September 2019, Hall debuted her self-titled syndicated daytime talk show, which earned her a Daytime Emmy Award. Hall was formerly a n ...
'' (2019–present) * '' The View'' (1997–present) * '' This Week'' (1981–present) * '' What Would You Do?'' (formerly ''Primetime: What Would You Do?'') (2008–present) * ''
World News Now ''World News Now'' (or WNN) is an American overnight news broadcast seen on ABC. Airing during the early morning hours each Monday through Friday, the program features a mix of general news and off-beat stories, along with weather forecasts, sp ...
'' (1992–present)


Former ABC News programs


Newscast programs

* ''
After the Deadlines ''After The Deadlines'' was an American evening news program of the early 1950s. It was broadcast on the ABC network from April 1951 to October 1952. Typical of evening television news programs of the era, it lasted fifteen minutes. ''After the D ...
'' (1951–1952) * ''
Issues and Answers ''Issues and Answers'' was a once-weekly TV news program that was telecast by the American Broadcasting Company network from November 1960 to November 1981. The series was distributed to the ABC affiliate stations on Sunday afternoons for either ...
'' (1969–1981) * ''ABC News Weekend Report'' (1970s—1991) * ''
AM America ''AM America'' was a morning news program produced by ABC in an attempt to compete with the highly rated ''Today'' on NBC. Premiering on January 6, 1975, the show never found an audience against ''Today'' or the CBS combo of the ''CBS Morning Ne ...
'' (1975) * ''Business World'' (1987-1990) * '' Good Afternoon America'' (2012) * ''
World News This Morning ''America This Morning'' is an American early morning news program, broadcast on ABC on weekday mornings. The newscast is anchored by Andrew Dymburt and Rhiannon Ally, who also serve as anchors of ABC's overnight news program ''World News Now''. ...
'' (1982-2006) * ''
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'' (1994–1999)


Newsmagazines

* '' Open Hearing'' (1957–1958) * '' Our World'' (1986–1987) * '' 20/20 Downtown'' (1999–2001) * ''Closeup'' * ''
Day One Day One may refer to: Film and television * ''Day One'' (1989 film), a 1989 television film * ''Day One'', also known as ''To Write Love on Her Arms'', a 2012 drama film * ''Day One'' (2015 film), a 2015 short film * ''Day One'' (TV series), a ...
'' (1993–1995) * '' Our World'' (1986 1987) * ''
Primetime Prime time or the peak time is the block of broadcast programming taking place during the middle of the evening for a television show. It is mostly targeted towards adults (and sometimes families). It is used by the major television networks to ...
'' (1989–2012) * '' Primetime Thursday'' (2000–2002) * ''
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'' (1994–1999) * ''
I-Caught ''I-Caught'' (rendered as "''i-CAUGHT''") was an ABC News newsmagazine program hosted by Bill Weir which ran from August 7 to September 11, 2007 at 10:00 PM ET. Originally a midseason project, the series aired during the summer. ''i-CAUGHT'' feat ...
'' (2007)


Public affairs

* ''College News Conference'' (1952–1960) * ''Answers for Americans'' (1953–1954) * ''
Issues and Answers ''Issues and Answers'' was a once-weekly TV news program that was telecast by the American Broadcasting Company network from November 1960 to November 1981. The series was distributed to the ABC affiliate stations on Sunday afternoons for either ...
'' (1960–1981)


Digital programs

* ''The Debrief'' (2018–2019) * ''The Briefing Room'' (2018–2019) * ''10% Happier'' (video broadcast of ''10% Happier'' podcast) (2015–2017) * ''Real Biz with Rebecca Jarvis'' (2014–2017)


Other programs

* ''
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'' (1962–1963) * '' Make a Wish'' (1971–1976) * ''
Animals, Animals, Animals ''Animals, Animals, Animals'' is a 1976–1981 educational television series on ABC about animals. The program, produced by ABC News with animated segments produced by Al Brodax, was hosted by Hal Linden.''Watching Wildlife'' By Cynthia Chris. Pa ...
'' (1976–1981) * ''
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'' (1987–2005) * ''
Peter Jennings Reporting ''Peter Jennings Reporting'' was a continuing series of documentaries produced and hosted by ABC News anchor Peter Jennings that aired on ABC. Many of these documentaries were produced by Jennings's production company, PJ Productions, and are cu ...
'' (1990–2005) * ''
Intimate Portrait ''Intimate Portrait'' is a biographical documentary television series on the Lifetime cable network hosted by Meredith Vieira Meredith Louise Vieira (born December 30, 1953) is an American broadcast journalist and television personality. S ...
'' (1994–2005) (co-production with Gay Rosenthal Productions) * '' The Century: America's Time'' (1999) * ''
ABC 2000 Today ''ABC 2000 Today'' was ABC News' special programming covering the new millennium celebrations around the world from December 31, 1999, into January 1, 2000, as part of the ''2000 Today'' programming in the United States. Peter Jennings anchore ...
'' (1999–2000) * ''
Medical Mysteries ABC News is the news division of the American broadcast network ABC. Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast '' ABC World News Tonight with David Muir''; other programs include morning news-talk show '' Good Morning America'', '' ...
'' (2006–2008) * ''
NASCAR in Primetime ''NASCAR in Primetime'' is a television program on ABC. It is a behind-the-scenes look at the preparation, logistics, drama and competition of NASCAR. Each episode of the show follows three teams and drivers during the '07 NASCAR season, includin ...
'' (2007) * ''Popcorn with Peter Traves'' (2009–present) * ''The Generic Detective'' (2020) * '' The Con'' (2020–present) (co-production with
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) * ''Wild Crimes'' (2021) * ''City of Angels , City of Death'' (2021) (co-production with Highway 41 Productions) * ''
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'' (2022) * ''Have You Seen This Man?'' (2022) * ''Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders'' (2022) * ''
Mormon No More ''Mormon No More'' is an American documentary television series that premiered on Hulu on June 24, 2022. The show follows Sally "Sal" Osborne and Lena Schwen as they discover their Lesbian sexuality and leave the Mormon faith. The series also inc ...
'' (2022) * ''The Murders Before the Marathon'' (2022) (co-production with
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and Story Syndicate) * ''Where Is Private Dulaney?'' (2022–present) (co-production with Show of Force and Versus Pictures)


Other services


ABC News Radio

ABC News Radio ABC News Radio is the news radio service of ABC Audio, a division of ABC News in the United States. Formerly known as ABC Radio News, ABC News Radio feeds, through Skyview Networks, five minute newscasts on the hour and news briefs at half-pas ...
is the radio service of
ABC Audio ABC Audio is a radio syndicator, radio network and digital audio network in the United States. It is under the ownership of The Walt Disney Company, parent company of American Broadcasting Company (ABC), with satellite distribution being handle ...
, a division of the ABC News. Formerly known as ABC Radio News, ABC News Radio feeds through Skyview Networks with newscasts on the hour to its affiliates. ABC News Radio is the largest commercial radio news organization in the US.


ABCNews.com

ABCNews.com launched on May 15, 1997, by ABC News Internet Ventures, a
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between
Starwave Starwave was a Seattle, Washington-based software and website company, founded in 1993 by Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft and led by CEO Mike Slade. The company produced original CD-ROM titles, including '' Muppets Inside'', and titles for Cl ...
and ABC formed in April 1997. Starwave had owned and operated ESPNet SportsZone (later known as
ESPN.com ESPN.com is the official website of ESPN. It is owned by ESPN Internet Ventures, a division of ESPN Inc. History Since launching in April 1995 as ESPNET.SportsZone.com (ESPNET SportsZone), the website has developed numerous sections including: ...
) since 1995, which licensed the ESPN brand and video clips from ABC's corporate sister ESPN Inc. Disney wanted more control of their Internet properties, which meant ABCNews.com was operated as a joint venture with ABC News having editorial control. Disney had also bought a minority stake in Starwave before the launch of ABCNews.com and would later buy the company outright. The website initially had a dedicated staff of about 30. In addition to articles, it featured short video clips and audio from the start, delivered using
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and
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technology. Some content was also available via
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. In 2011, ABC News and Yahoo News announced a strategic partnership to share ABC's online reporting on Yahoo's website; the deal expanded in 2015 to include the Disney/ABC Television Group. In 2018, ABC News, and Good Morning America specifically, ended the hosting partnership with Yahoo, instead opting to continue separate web presences.


ABC News Live

ABC News Live is a 24/7 streaming video news channel for breaking news, live events, newscasts and longer-form reports and documentaries operated by ABC News since 2018, The channel is available through
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,
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,
YouTube TV YouTube TV is an American streaming television service operated by YouTube, a wholly owned subsidiary of Google. Announced on February 28, 2017, the virtual multichannel video programming distributor offers a selection of live linear channel f ...
,
Sling TV Sling TV is an American streaming television service operated by Sling TV LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dish Network. Unveiled on January 5, 2015, at the Consumer Electronics Show, the virtual multichannel video programming distributor aims ...
,
Pluto TV Pluto TV is a free, ad-supported video streaming service owned and operated by the Paramount Streaming division of Paramount Global. Co-founded by Tom Ryan, Ilya Pozin and Nick Grouf in 2013 and based in Los Angeles, California, in the United Sta ...
,
Xumo Xumo ( ) is an American over-the-top internet television service owned by Comcast. Founded in 2011, it offers a free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) and advertising video on demand (AVOD) service that primarily offers a selection of pro ...
,
FuboTV FuboTV Inc. (stylized as fuboTV) is an American streaming television service serving customers in the United States, Canada, and Spain that focuses primarily on channels that distribute live sports. Depending on country, channels offered by Fubo ...
and the news division's other streaming platforms. The service is under the direction of Colby Smith, senior vice president and general manager of ABC News Digital and Live Streaming and Justin Dial as senior executive producer of ABC News Live. This unit is producing: *''ABC News Live Prime'', two weekday one-hour evening newscasts (February 2020-) *'' GMA3: What You Need To Know'', a weekday, hour-long daytime news program on ABC. It premiered in March 2020 as ''Pandemic: What You Need To Know'', as a temporary replacement for its talk show ''
Strahan, Sara and Keke ''GMA3: What You Need to Know'' (often shortened to simply ''GMA3'') is an American daytime news program broadcast by ABC. Anchored by Amy Robach, T. J. Holmes, and Jennifer Ashton, it is an afternoon spin-off of ABC's national morning show ''G ...
'' to cover the onset of the
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. It has since replaced it indefinitely. The program is anchored by
Amy Robach Amy Joanne Robach (born February 6, 1973) is an American television reporter for ABC News. She is the co-anchor of ''20/20'' and the breaking news anchor/fill-in anchor for ''Good Morning America''. She was a national correspondent for NBC News ...
, joined by ABC News chief medical correspondent Dr.
Jennifer Ashton Jennifer Lee Garfein Ashton (born April 23, 1969) is a physician, author, and television correspondent. She is chief health and medical editor and chief medical correspondent for ''ABC News'' and ''Good Morning America'', chief women's health c ...
.


Former


Satellite News Channel

Satellite News Channel Satellite News Channel (SNC) was an American short-lived news-based cable television channel that was operated as a joint venture between the ABC Video Enterprises division of American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. (a.k.a. ABC) and the Group W S ...
was a joint venture between ABC News and Group W that launched on June 21, 1982, as a satellite-delivered cable television network. SNC used footage from ABC News and seven
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-based crews, in addition to stories from other overseas networks to provide a rotating newscast every 20 minutes. However, this channel had difficulty getting clearance from cable systems, so ABC News and Group W decided to sell it to its competitor,
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(a subsidiary of
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's
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). CNN ceased Satellite News Channel's operations on October 27, 1983. SNC was either replaced by CNN or
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on most cable systems.


ABC News Now

ABC News Now was a
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that launched on July 26, 2004, as a
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by ABC News, being the company's second attempt in the 24-hour cable news world after
Satellite News Channel Satellite News Channel (SNC) was an American short-lived news-based cable television channel that was operated as a joint venture between the ABC Video Enterprises division of American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. (a.k.a. ABC) and the Group W S ...
. It was offered via
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,
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and
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at ABCNews.com and on
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. It delivered
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, headline news each half hour, and wide range of
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and
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programming. The channel was available in the
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and
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. Its Talk Back feature allowed viewers to voice their own input through the submission of videos and personal thoughts on controversial issues and current topics. It was shut down as a digital subchannel when after its experimental phase had ended with the President inauguration in 2005. ABC News Now was replaced on cable providers with
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on October 28, 2013.


Fusion

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was a
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and
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network owned and operated by
Fusion Media Group The Fusion Media Group (FMG; formerly Fusion Media Network) is a division of Univision Communications. The company was launched in April 2016 after Univision bought out Disney's stake in Fusion through the Fusion Media Network joint venture between ...
, LLC, which was a joint venture between ABC News and
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. ABC and Univision formally announced its launch on May 2, 2012. Launched on October 28, 2013, Fusion features a mix of traditional news and investigative programs along with satirical content aimed at English-speaking
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adults between the ages of 18 and 34. The network replaced
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, a mainly streaming service of ABC News content. In December 2015, it was reported that Disney was in talks to sell its stake in Fusion to Univision. The split was complete on April 21, 2016; Univision alone would continue to operate Fusion until December 31, 2021, when it shut down the network.


Personnel


Current television anchors, correspondents, and reporters

New York (Headquarters) *
Mona Kosar Abdi Mona Kosar Abdi ( so, Muna Koosaar Cabdi) is an American multimedia journalist. She graduated from the University of California, San Diego where she earned a BA in International Studies, Political Science, and Communications. In January 2019 sh ...
– Co-Anchor, ''
World News Now ''World News Now'' (or WNN) is an American overnight news broadcast seen on ABC. Airing during the early morning hours each Monday through Friday, the program features a mix of general news and off-beat stories, along with weather forecasts, sp ...
'' and ''
America This Morning ''America This Morning'' is an American early morning news program, broadcast on ABC on weekday mornings. The newscast is anchored by Andrew Dymburt and Rhiannon Ally, who also serve as anchors of ABC's overnight news program ''World News Now''. ...
''; Correspondent *
Dan Abrams Daniel Abrams (born May 20, 1966) is an American media entrepreneur, television host, legal commentator, and author. He is currently the host of the prime-time show ''Dan Abrams Live'' on NewsNation, ''On Patrol: Live'' on Reelz and ''The Dan Ab ...
– Chief Legal Analyst (2011–present) * Dr.
Jennifer Ashton Jennifer Lee Garfein Ashton (born April 23, 1969) is a physician, author, and television correspondent. She is chief health and medical editor and chief medical correspondent for ''ABC News'' and ''Good Morning America'', chief women's health c ...
– Chief Health & Medical Editor; Chief Medical Correspondent (2012–present) *Trevor Ault – Correspondent *
Jim Avila James Avila is an American News broadcasting#Television news, television journalist, currently the Senior Law and Justice Correspondent for ABC News. He graduated from Glenbard East High School with the name of Jim Simon. Before joining ABC, he ...
– Senior National Correspondent (2000–present) *
Gio Benitez Giovani "Gio" Benitez (born October 29, 1985) is an American broadcast journalist and correspondent for ABC News, who appears on '' Good Morning America'', '' World News Tonight'', ''20/20'', and '' Nightline''. He also hosts the Fusion collabor ...
– Transportation Correspondent (2013–present) * Deirdre Bolton - Business correspondent *
Juju Chang Hyunju "Juju" Chang (born September 17, 1965) is an American television journalist for ABC News, and currently serves as an anchor of ''Nightline''. She previously served as a special correspondent and fill-in anchor for ''Nightline,'' and was a ...
– Co-anchor, ''
Nightline ''Nightline'' (or ''ABC News Nightline'') is ABC News' late-night television news program broadcast on ABC in the United States with a franchised formula to other networks and stations elsewhere in the world. Created by Roone Arledge, the progra ...
'' (1996–present) * Chris Connelly – Contributor, ''
Good Morning America ''Good Morning America'' (often abbreviated as ''GMA'') is an American morning television program that is broadcast on ABC. It debuted on November 3, 1975, and first expanded to weekends with the debut of a Sunday edition on January 3, 1993. Th ...
'' and ''
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'' (2001–present) * Linsey Davis – Anchor, '' ABC News Live Prime''; Anchor, World News Tonight Sunday (2007–present) * Andrew Dymburt – Co-Anchor, ''World News Now'' and ''
America This Morning ''America This Morning'' is an American early morning news program, broadcast on ABC on weekday mornings. The newscast is anchored by Andrew Dymburt and Rhiannon Ally, who also serve as anchors of ABC's overnight news program ''World News Now''. ...
''; Correspondent * Andrea Fujii – Part-Time Correspondent, ''
World News Now ''World News Now'' (or WNN) is an American overnight news broadcast seen on ABC. Airing during the early morning hours each Monday through Friday, the program features a mix of general news and off-beat stories, along with weather forecasts, sp ...
'' * Will Ganss – Entertainment/ Lifestyle Reporter *
Sara Haines Sara Hilary Haines (born September 18, 1977) is an American television host and journalist. She is known as a co-host of the ABC daytime talk shows '' The View'' and ''Strahan, Sara and Keke'' and game show '' The Chase''. She has also worked as ...
– Co-host, '' The View''; Correspondent (2013–present) *
T. J. Holmes Loutelious "T. J." Holmes, Jr. (born August 19, 1977) is an American journalist and national television personality. Holmes first gained national prominence as an anchor and correspondent for CNN. He spent five years at the network anchoring CN ...
– Co-Anchor, '' GMA3: What You Need To Know''; Correspondent (2014–present) *
Sunny Hostin Asunción "Sunny" Cummings Hostin (; born October 20, 1968) is an American lawyer, journalist, and television host. Hostin is co-host on ABC's morning talk show '' The View'' as well as the Senior Legal Correspondent and Analyst for ABC News. ...
– Senior Legal Correspondent; Co-Host, ''The View'' (2016–present) *
Rebecca Jarvis Rebecca Ann Jarvis (born September 28, 1981) is an American journalist and investment banker. She is the chief business, economics, and technology correspondent for ABC News, the host, creator, and managing editor of ''Real Biz with Rebecca Jarvi ...
– Chief Business, Technology and Economics Correspondent (2013–present) *
Whit Johnson Whit Johnson (born June 25, 1982) is an American Journalism, journalist and co-anchor of the weekend editions of ''Good Morning America'', the anchor of the Saturday edition of ''ABC World News Tonight'', and he is also fill-in and substitute anc ...
– Co-Anchor, ''Good Morning America Weekend''; Anchor, World News Tonight Saturday * Zachary Kiesch – Correspondent * CeFaan Kim – Correspondent/ Correspondent,
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* Phil Lipof - Correspondent *
Diane Macedo Diane Reis Macedo (born February 28, 1982) is an American news personality. She is currently employed by ABC News where she serves as one of the anchors of ''ABC News Live''. She also frequently fills-in as the pop news anchor on the weekend vers ...
– Anchor, '' ABC News Live Update''; Correspondent (2016–present) * Rob Marciano – Weather Anchor, ''Good Morning America Weekend Edition''; Senior Meteorologist (2014–present) *
David Muir David Jason Muir (born November 8, 1973) is an American journalist and the anchor of ''ABC World News Tonight'' and co-anchor of the ABC News magazine '' 20/20'', part of the news department of the ABC broadcast-television network, based in N ...
– Anchor and Managing Editor, ''ABC World News Tonight'' 2016–present; Co-Anchor, ''20/20'' (2013–present) * Janai Norman - POP News, Co-Anchor, ''
Good Morning America Weekend Edition ''Good Morning America'' (often abbreviated as ''GMA'') is an American breakfast television, morning television program that is broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. It debuted on November 3, 1975, and first expanded to weekends with ...
''; Correspondent * Em Nguyen – Multi-platform reporter *
Eva Pilgrim Eva Pilgrim (born August 30, 1982) is a South Korean-born American broadcast journalist who currently co-anchors the ABC afternoon news program '' GMA3: What You Need to Know'' with DeMarco Morgan. Early life Pilgrim was born in Seoul Se ...
– Co-Anchor, ''
Good Morning America Weekend ''Good Morning America Weekend'' (often abbreviated as ''GMA Weekend'') is an American morning television program that is broadcast on ABC. The first weekend edition of ''Good Morning America'' premiered on January 3, 1993, airing only on Sund ...
''; Correspondent *
Byron Pitts Byron Pitts (born October 21, 1960) is an American journalist and author, working for ABC News as co-anchor for the network's late night news program, '' Nightline''. Until March 2013, he served as a chief national correspondent for ''The CBS Eve ...
– Co-Anchor, ''Nightline''; Chief National Correspondent (2013–present) *
John Quiñones Juan Manuel "John" Quiñones (born May 23, 1952) is an American ABC News correspondent who hosted '' What Would You Do?''. Early life and education Quiñones was born in San Antonio, Texas, on May 23, 1952. He is a fifth-generation San Antonia ...
– Anchor, '' What Would You Do?'' (1982–present) * Stephanie Ramos – Correspondent * Will Reeve - Correspondent (2018–present) * Erielle Reshef – Correspondent *
Amy Robach Amy Joanne Robach (born February 6, 1973) is an American television reporter for ABC News. She is the co-anchor of ''20/20'' and the breaking news anchor/fill-in anchor for ''Good Morning America''. She was a national correspondent for NBC News ...
– Co-Anchor, ''20/20'' and ''GMA3: What You Need To Know''; Reporter, ''Good Morning America'' (2012–present) *
Deborah Roberts Deborah Ann Roberts (born September 20, 1960) is an American television journalist for the ABC News division of the ABC broadcast television network. Early life and education Roberts was born in Perry, Georgia to Benjamin Roberts, a business ...
– Senior National Affairs Correspondent (1995–present) * Robin Roberts – Co-Anchor, ''Good Morning America''; Anchor, ''The Year'' (2002–present) * Reena Roy – Multi-platform reporter *
Diane Sawyer Lila Diane Sawyer (; born December 22, 1945) is an American television broadcast journalist known for anchoring major programs on two networks including ''ABC World News Tonight'', '' Good Morning America'', ''20/20'', and '' Primetime'' newsmag ...
– Anchor (1989–2014) *
Lara Spencer Lara Christine Von Seelen (known professionally as Lara Spencer; born June 19, 1969) is an American television presenter. She is best known for being the co-anchor for ABC's ''Good Morning America''. She is also a correspondent for '' Nightline ...
– Co-Anchor, ''Good Morning America'' (1999-2004; 2011–present) *
George Stephanopoulos George Robert Stephanopoulos ( el, Γεώργιος Στεφανόπουλος ; born February 10, 1961) is an American television host, political commentator, and former Democratic advisor. Stephanopoulos currently is a coanchor with Robin Robe ...
– Co-Anchor, ''Good Morning America''; Anchor, '' This Week'' (1999–present) *
Michael Strahan Michael T. Strahan ( ; born November 21, 1971) is an American television personality, journalist, and former professional football player. He played his entire 15-year professional career as a defensive end for the New York Giants of the Nation ...
– Co-Anchor, ''Good Morning America'' (2014–present) * Megan Tevrizian – Part-Time Correspondent * Bob Woodruff – Military Correspondent * Ginger Zee – Weather Anchor, ''Good Morning America''; Chief Meteorologist (2011–present) Washington, D.C. *Faith Abubey – Multi platform Reporter *Mary Bruce - Senior White House Correspondent *John Donvan – Washington Correspondent (1982-1985; 1988–present) *Ike Ejiochi – Multi platform Reporter *Averi Harper – Deputy Political Director *Devin Dwyer - Senior Washington Reporter (2007–present) *Jonathan Karl – Chief Washington Correspondent; Co-Anchor, ''This Week'' (2003–present) *Rick Klein – Political Director *Terry Moran – Senior National Correspondent; Anchor, '' ABC News Live Update'' (1997–present) *Kenneth Moton – Correspondent *MaryAlice Parks – White House Correspondent *Kyra Phillips – Correspondent; Anchor, '' ABC News Live Update'' *Alex Presha – Multiplatform Reporter *Martha Raddatz – Co-Anchor, ''This Week''; Chief Global Affairs Correspondent (1999–present) *Elizabeth Schulze – Multiplatform Reporter *Rachel Scott – Congressional Correspondent *Karen Travers – White House Correspondent *Pierre Thomas (journalist), Pierre Thomas – Chief Justice Correspondent *Cecilia Vega (anchor), Cecilia Vega – Chief White House Correspondent (2011–present) *Jen Newman – Producer, ABC's ''Start Here'' Atlanta *Elwyn Lopez – Corresponsdent *Steve Osunsami – Senior National Senior National Correspondent (1997–present) Chicago * Alex Perez – Correspondent Dallas *Marcus Moore – Correspondent *Kevin Reece – Reporter for WFAA and Correspondent Los Angeles * Will Carr – Correspondent * Marci Gonzalez – Correspondent (2013–present) * Matt Gutman – Chief National Correspondent (2008–present) * Kaylee Hartung – Correspondent *Morgan Norwood – Multiplatform Reporter *Zohreen Shah – Multiplatform Reporter *Kayna Whitworth – Los Angeles-based Correspondent (2015–present) London * Lama Hasan – Foreign Correspondent * James Longman – Foreign Correspondent (2017–present) * Julia Macfarlane – Multiplatform Reporter * Ian Pannell – Senior Foreign Correspondent * Maggie Rulli – Foreign Correspondent Miami * Victor Oquendo – Correspondent Paris * Ines de La Cuetara – Multi-platform Reporter San Francisco * Becky Worley – Consumer Correspondent; Technology Contributor (2005–present) Current ABC News Radio personnel * Michelle Franzen – Midday Anchor *Aaron Katersky – Correspondent *Brad Mielke – Correspondent, ABC News Radio; Host, ''Start Here'' podcast *Jason Nathanson – Entertainment Correspondent, ABC News Radio (2011–present) *Cheri Preston – New York-based Anchor/ Correspondent, ABC News Radio *Mark Remillard – New York-based Correspondent, ABC News Radio *Tom Rivers – London-based Foreign Correspondent, ABC News Radio *Jim Ryan – Dallas-based Correspondent, ABC News Radio * Alex Stone – Los Angeles-based and Phoenix-based Correspondent, ABC News Radio (2004–present) Contributors * Darrell Blocker, the "Spy Whisperer" – Contributor (2019–present) * Howard Bragman – Contributor (2010–present) * Chris Christie – Contributor (2018–present) * Nate Silver – Special Correspondent; Founder and Editor-in-Chief of
FiveThirtyEight ''FiveThirtyEight'', sometimes rendered as ''538'', is an American website that focuses on opinion poll analysis, politics, economics, and sports blogging in the United States. The website, which takes its name from the number of electors in th ...
* Dr. Darien Sutton – Medical Contributor (2020–present)


Former

('†' symbol indicates person deceased) * Sharyn Alfonsi (2008–2012; now at CBS News) * Christiane Amanpour (2010–2012; now at
CNN CNN (Cable News Network) is a multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the M ...
) * Jack Anderson (columnist), Jack Anderson (1975–1984)† *
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(1977–1998)† * Thalia Assuras * Ashleigh Banfield (1991–1993; now at Nexstar NewsNation) * Adrienne Bankert (now at Nexstar NewsNation) * Rona Barrett (1975–1980) * Martin Bashir (2005–2010; later at MSNBC; now at BBC News) * Willow Bay (1994–1998; later at CNN, MSNBC & NBC News; now Dean at USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism in Los Angeles) * Steve Bell (news anchor), Steve Bell (1967–1986)† * Jules Bergman (1953–1987)† * John Berman (now at CNN) * Dr. Richard E. Besser (2009–2017) * Bill Beutel (1962–1975)† * Charles Bierbauer * Erma Bombeck (1975–1986)† * Abbie Boudreau * Donna Brazile * David Brinkley (1981–1996)† * David Brooks (journalist), David Brooks * Aaron Brown (journalist), Aaron Brown (1992–2001; later at CNN) * Hal Bruno (1978–1999)† * Chris Bury (1982–2007) * Andrea Canning (2004–2012; now at NBC News, correspondent for ''Dateline NBC'') * Marysol Castro (2004–2010; later at CBS News; then at ESPN; now PA announcer for New York Mets baseball at Citi Field) * David Chalian (now at CNN) * Sam Champion (2006–2013; later at The Weather Channel; now at
WABC-TV WABC-TV (channel 7) is a television station in New York City, serving as the flagship of the ABC network. Owned and operated by the network's ABC Owned Television Stations division, the station maintains studios in the Lincoln Square neighbor ...
in New York City) * Rebecca Chase Williams, Rebecca Chase† * Sylvia Chase† * Leo Cherne† * Julia Child† * Liz Cho (now at
WABC-TV WABC-TV (channel 7) is a television station in New York City, serving as the flagship of the ABC network. Owned and operated by the network's ABC Owned Television Stations division, the station maintains studios in the Lincoln Square neighbor ...
in New York City) * Spencer Christian (1986–1998; now at KGO-TV in San Francisco) * Connie Chung (1998–2001; later at CNN; later at MSNBC) * Ron Claiborne (1986–2018) * Bob Clark (television reporter), Bob Clark† * John Coleman (meteorologist), John Coleman† * Ron Cochran† * Pat Collins (film critic), Pat Collins (later at WWOR-TV; now retired) * Ann Compton (retired) * Bertha Coombs * Anderson Cooper (now at CNN) * Nancy Cordes (now at CBS) * Dan Cordtz (1974–1989)† * Katie Couric (2011–2014; now at Yahoo! News) * Catherine Crier * Mort Crim (late 1960s–early 1970s) later at WDIV-TV in Detroit; retired from journalism * Christopher Cuomo, Chris Cuomo (early 2000s–2009) * Don Dahler (1999–2001) later at WCBS-TV in New York City; now at CBS News * John Charles Daly, John Daly (1953–1960)† * Morton Dean (1988–2002) retired * Arnold Diaz (1995–2003) later at WCBS-TV and WNYW in New York City, now at WPIX in New York City * Greg Dobbs (journalist), Greg Dobbs * Sam Donaldson (1967–2013) now retired * Linda Douglass * Matthew Dowd * Bill Downs (1963–1978)† * Hugh Downs (1978–1999)† * Nancy Dussault * Stephanie Edwards (television personality), Stephanie Edwards * Linda Ellerbee * Josh Elliott (later at CBS News (streaming service), CBSN) * Paula Faris * Gillian Findlay * Lisa Fletcher (now at WJLA-TV in
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) * Jami Floyd (1998–2005) correspondent, co-anchor, Law and Justice Correspondent, Chief Consumer Correspondent * Jack Ford (journalist), Jack Ford (1999–2002; now at CBS News as chief legal analyst) * Marshall Frady† * Pauline Frederick (journalist), Pauline Frederick† * Ray Gandolf† * Charles Gibson (1975–2009; now retired from journalism) * Kendis Gibson (now at WFOR-TV in Miami) * Richard Gizbert (now at Al Jazeera English) * Don Goddard† * Bianna Golodryga — later at Yahoo! News; now jointly on CBS News and CNN * Jeff Greenfield * Bill Greenwood (reporter), Bill Greenwood† * Roger Grimsby† * David Hartman (TV personality), David Hartman * Dan Harris (journalist), Dan Harris (2000-2021) * Sandy Hill (television personality), Sandy Hill * Brandi Hitt (now at KABC-TV in Los Angeles) * John Hockenberry (now host of the public-radio newscast ''The Takeaway'') * Lisa Howard (reporter), Lisa Howard† * Quincy Howe† * Brit Hume (now at Fox News) * Bob Jamieson * Linzie Janis – correspondent (2013–2018) * Tom Jarriel (retired) * Peter Jennings (1964–2005)† * Dr. Timothy Johnson (medical journalist), Timothy Johnson * Jackie Judd * Larry Kane * Herb Kaplow† * Neal Karlinsky (now at Amazon) * David Kerley * Jim Kincaid† * Dana King (retired) * Christianne Klein * Dan Kloeffler * Jeffrey Kofman * Ted Koppel (1966–2005) now at ''CBS News Sunday Morning'' * Robert Krulwich (now at NPR, also co-host of Radiolab) * Bill Lawrence (news personality), Bill Lawrence† * Elisabeth Leamy (now contributor for ''The Dr. Oz Show'') * Mark Litke (1978-2008 now freelance) * Tom Llamas (now at NBC News) * Joan Lunden * Lauren Lyster * Catherine Mackin† * John MacVane† * Sheila MacVicar * Miguel Marquez * Michel Martin (now at NPR, weekend host of ''All Things Considered'') * Rachel Martin (broadcast journalist), Rachel Martin (now at NPR, co-host of ''Morning Edition'') * Terry McCarthy (journalist) (now CEO at the American Society of Cinematographers) * Cynthia McFadden (now at NBC News) * Lisa McRee (now at KTTV in Los Angeles) * John McWethy† * Antonio Mora * Edward P. Morgan† * Geoff Morrell (spokesperson), Geoff Morrell * Ben Mulroney * Vinita Nair * Heather Nauert (later Spokesperson for the United States Department of State during the Trump administration) * Amna Nawaz (now with PBS NewsHour) * Rob Nelson (reporter), Rob Nelson (now at NewsNation in Chicago) * Kevin Newman (journalist), Kevin Newman (now at CTV News) * Reena Ninan (now at CBS News) * Michele Norris (now at NPR) * Bill O'Reilly (political commentator), Bill O'Reilly * Ryan Owens * Jesse Palmer (now with DailyMailTV) * Keke Palmer * Tara Palmeri (now at Politico) * Perri Peltz * Tony Perkins (meteorologist), Tony Perkins (now at WUSA (TV), WUSA in Washington, D.C.) * Indra Petersons (now at NBC) * Stone Phillips * Steven Portnoy * Morgan Radford * Vic Ratner * Harry Reasoner† * Dean Reynolds * Frank Reynolds† * Bill Ritter (journalist), Bill Ritter (now at WABC-TV in New York City) *
Geraldo Rivera Geraldo Rivera (born Gerald Riviera; July 4, 1943) is an American journalist, attorney, author, political commentator, and former television host. He hosted the tabloid talk show '' Geraldo'' from 1987 to 1998. He gained publicity with the liv ...
(now at Fox News) * Tanya Rivero (now at CBS News) * Cokie Roberts† * Max Robinson (1978–1983; later at WMAQ-TV in Chicago)† * Brian Rooney (journalist), Brian Rooney (1988-2011) * Judd Rose† * Brian Ross (journalist), Brian Ross * Louis Rukeyser† * Pierre Salinger† * Clayton Sandell * Marlene Sanders† * Forrest Sawyer * Dick Schaap† * Jay Schadler * John Scali† * Mara Schiavocampo * Nick Schifrin * David Schoumacher * John Schriffen * Mike Schneider (news anchor), Mike Schneider (now at NJTV) * Jim Sciutto (now at CNN) * Martin Seemungal (now at PBS) * Barry Serafin * Sunlen Serfaty (now at CNN) * Lara Setrakian * Bill Shadel† * Bernard Shaw (journalist), Bernard Shaw† * Lynn Sherr * Claire Shipman * Lewis Shollenberger† * Joel Siegel† * Carole Simpson * Howard K. Smith† * Rachel Smith * Kate Snow (now at NBC News) * Dr. Nancy Snyderman * Hari Sreenivasan * Betsy Stark * Alison Stewart * Bill Stewart (journalist), Bill Stewart† * John Stossel (now at Fox Business and Fox News) * Kathleen Sullivan (journalist), Kathleen Sullivan * Stephanie Sy * John Cameron Swayze† * Jake Tapper (now at CNN) * Richard Threlkeld† * Jeffrey Toobin (now at CNN) * Lem Tucker† * Garrick Utley† * Sander Vanocur† * Elizabeth Vargas (1996–2018) * Chris Wallace (journalist), Chris Wallace (now at
CNN CNN (Cable News Network) is a multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the M ...
) * Clarissa Ward (now at CNN) * Barbara Walters (retired from journalism, remains with ABC News as a contributor) * Bill Weir (now at CNN) * David Wright (journalist), David Wright * John Yang (journalist), John Yang (now correspondent; PBS NewsHour) * Jessica Yellin * Bob Young (news anchor), Bob Young† * Paula Zahn (now at Investigation Discovery) * Jeff Zeleny (now at CNN) * David Zinczenko, Dave Zinczenko (now nutrition and wellness editor at Today (American TV program), NBC's TODAY) In Australia, Sky News Australia airs daily broadcasts of ''ABC World News Tonight'' (at 10:30 a.m.) and ''Nightline'' (at 1:30 a.m.) as well as weekly airings of ''20/20'' (on Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m., with an extended version at 2:00 p.m. on Sundays) and occasionally ''Primetime'' (at 1:30 p.m. on Thursdays, with extended edition at 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays). Coincidentally, that country's public broadcasting, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, operates its own unrelated news division that is also named ABC News (Australia), ABC News. The U.S. ABC News maintains a content sharing agreement with the
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, which also broadcasts ''GMA'' domestically in the early morning before its own Today (Australian TV program), breakfast program. In New Zealand, ''ABC World News'' was broadcast daily at 5:10 p.m. and again at 11:35 p.m. As with the BBC in the U.K., TVNZ 7 (owned by Television New Zealand) aired the program commercial-free, until the channel ceased operations on June 30, 2012.


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