Good Morning America Begins Broadcasts From New Home at 7 Hudson Square

ABC Information’ Becky Worley gave a tour of their new Decrease Manhattan neighborhood, with their new complicated occupying an entire block of actual property.

GMA had been a Occasions Sq. fixture for practically 26 years. It made its debut there in Sept. 1999, when Diane Sawyer and Charlie Gibson led the present. Tennis star Serena Williams was one of many first visitors on the then-new studio, and was interviewed by Sawyer and Roberts, who was an ESPN sports activities anchor on the time.

The transfer to 7 Hudson completes ABC Information’ monthslong consolidation of its New York services. All aspects of its operations, together with information, editorial, stay productions, streaming, know-how, promoting, company, and enterprise help capabilities, in addition to its O&O affiliate station WABC, at the moment are below one roof on the Robert A Iger Constructing, named after the present Disney CEO.

Contained in the complicated, ABC Information shares the identical house with ESPN, in addition to daytime exhibits like Tamron Corridor and the aforementioned Dwell with Kelly and Ryan.

GMA’s departure from Occasions Sq. leaves CBS Mornings as the one morning present in that a part of city. Nevertheless, that too will solely be short-term, as CBS Information’ morning present may also be leaving its Times Square studios later this year to return to the CBS Broadcast Heart. The transfer comes amidst cost-cutting measures by the community’s mum or dad firm, Paramount World.