September 5, 2007
Third Hour of "Good Morning America Now" Debuts on Abc News Now Digital Network
Building on the success and strength of "Good Morning America," ABC News launched a third hour of the popular morning news program on Tuesday, September 4 on the digital ABC News Now network. The extended hour of "GMA," called "Good Morning America Now," is anchored by Chris Cuomo and will feature contributions from the "GMA" team including Diane Sawyer, Robin Roberts and Sam Champion. The new hour is available exclusively on ABC News Now on broadband, cable, and mobile.
The entirely new hour features news updates, in-depth reports and extended interviews with today's biggest newsmakers. The hour will also include a wide variety of segments including the latest in health and medical news and more cooking and recipes. "Good Morning America Now" will feature ABC News correspondents Claire Shipman, Juju Chang, Deborah Roberts, Elizabeth Vargas, Kate Snow, Ron Claiborne, Marysol Castro and Bianna Golodryga.
ABC News Now is currently available to more than 32 million users across cable, broadband, and mobile. Key partners include Comcast, Sprint, Verizon, Charter, RCN, and MobiTV. "Good Morning America Now" airs Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 10:00am/EDT on ABC News Now and is available anytime on demand. Jessica Stedman Guff is the executive producer of ABC News Now.
ABC News' "Good Morning America" is anchored by Diane Sawyer and Robin Roberts. Chris Cuomo is the news anchor and Sam Champion is the weather anchor. The morning news program airs live Monday through Friday from 7:00am to 9:00am/EDT on the ABC Television Network. Jim Murphy is the senior executive producer and Tom Cibrowski is the executive producer of ABC News' "Good Morning America."
ABC News Media Relations:
Bridgette Maney for "Good Morning America" (212) 456-5902
Natalia Labenskyj (212) 456-4396; natalia.a.labenskyj@abc.com