On Monday, ABC Information’ Good Morning America welcomed viewers from its new residence and placement on the Robert A. Iger Constructing in 7 Hudson Sq..
GMA co-anchor Robin Roberts acknowledged the transition, saying after a fast tease of the morning’s high tales, “It’s an enormous day. Welcome to our new residence.”
All three morning co-hosts, together with George Stephanopoulos and Michael Strahan, spoke about their new studio after the present’s open, with Stephanopoulos saying, “New day, new week, new residence—good morning, America.”
Strahan added that the brand new studio is located in a “stunning location within the metropolis,” noting its Decrease Manhattan outpost. As he talked concerning the new residence, viewers had been handled to a drone flyover video of the brand new digs, broadcast from Studio C.
Simone Swink, GMA’s senior govt producer, in a press release to TVNewser, stated, “We’re actually enthusiastic about our new downtown studio. It’s gorgeous—fashionable, state-of-the-art, and fizzing with power. We are able to’t look ahead to the exhibits we might be bringing you from this unimaginable house.”
This previous weekend, the present celebrated its remaining broadcasts from its Times Square studios with operations producer Larry Peterson, the longest-serving individual at that location, “turning off the lights” of the present’s tenure in Midtown Manhattan.
The outdated residence in Occasions Sq. was not fully deserted, as a split-screen picture throughout Monday’s broadcast revealed the remaining members of the morning workforce, Lara Spencer and Sam Champion, had been nonetheless there accumulating belongings they’d supposedly left behind.
As they exited the studios one final time, a New York tour bus stuffed with vacationers/followers was ready for them exterior, giving them a experience again to their new house.
In a while in the course of the broadcast, the duo gave a tour of their workplace house, which included visits with The View, hosts of Dwell with Kelly and Mark, and a shock look from World Information Tonight anchor David Muir. Muir took them to a particular hallway inside the newsroom that featured giant wall photographs of previous ABC Information staffers, together with the late Peter Jennings.