Good Morning America began airing in November 1975, and over the nearly five decades of its run, numerous leading journalists have taken the helm of the morning news program.
Currently, the 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. prime time slot is anchored by longtime hosts Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos, along with NFL legend Michael Strahan, who joined in 2016.
Still, over the years, several notable names have entered the hallowed halls of ABC News studios, spearheading years-long partnerships on the show.
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Check out some of the most famous hosts below GMA who have left the show for one reason or another, from recently reunited veterans to a late-night host you may know…
Charlie Gibson
Now 81, Charlie Gibson is a household name in the news industry and spent most of his on-screen career at ABC News. He joined ABC News in 1975 and stayed until his retirement in 2009.
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He started as a foreign correspondent before becoming the presenter of GMAhe remained in this position from 1987 to 1998 and again from 1999 to 2006 with Diane Sawyer. During his first term, however, the show became the most watched morning show on American television, and he achieved this with …
Joan Lunden
Joan Lunden, now 73, also began her career at ABC News in 1975 and became the presenter of GMA in 1980, a position she held until 1997, during which she interviewed several presidents, covered five Olympic Games and two royal weddings.
Recently, Joan and Charlie reunited in a surprising way – the couple left their theater in Falmouth, Massachusetts over the weekend to perform the play Love letters for charity. Joan returned to television in 2014 as a special correspondent for competitor NBC Today.
Diane Sawyer
During his second term as news anchor, Charlie co-anchored with Diane Sawyer, now 78. After several years in the Nixon administration, Diane began her career at CBS News before moving to ABC in 1989.
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Diane was one of the most famous women in broadcast journalism and ushered in a new era for GMA as co-moderator from 1999-2009, also moderation World News Tonight, 20/20And Prime time at different times. Since the departure of World news tonight In 2014, she remained loyal to the station and worked on special programs and conducted important interviews.
Stephen Colbert
It may surprise you to learn that in the late 1990s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert The 60-year-old presenter was once a correspondent for GMA. At least technically speaking.
While he is still involved in comedy and freelances for artists such as Saturday Night Livehe shot several humorous correspondent segments for GMAHowever, only two of them were produced and only one was broadcast. However, Stephen soon had his breakthrough with The daily show And Strangers with sweets.
TJ Holmes
TJ Holmes46, had worked extensively with CNN, BET Networks and MSNBC before joining ABC as a freelance presenter in 2014 and becoming the permanent host of World news now later this year. In September 2020, he became co-host of GMA3 with Amy.
After their relationship came to light in December 2022, the couple controversially ended. Since then, they have stayed together and now moderate the podcast Amy and TJ for the iHeart network.
