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Lara Spencer, Robin Roberts, Sam Champion, Josh Elliott, George Stephanopoulos
Robin Roberts Welcomed Back to 'GMA' by President Obama
February 21, 2013 02:02:53Robin Roberts is officially back on "Good Morning America" after more than five months of medical leave. "I've been waiting 174 days to say this: 'Good morning, America,' " she said at the beginning of the Wednesday, February 20 episode.
"I keep pinching myself and I realize this is real. This is actually happening, and I don't have my froggy slippers on, or do I?" ," she said after footage of her being greeted by people in the studio was played. "Faith, family and friends have brought me to this moment and I am so full of gratitude."
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Video: Robin Roberts Will Return to 'Good Morning America' on February 20
February 08, 2013 04:02:24Robin Roberts is gearing up to return to "Good Morning America" after making a full recovery post her bone marrow transplant following her MDS diagnosis. "She's met with her doctors, they've cleared her to come back to the show," fellow host George Stephanopoulos said Thursday, February 7.
Roberts herself announced her return to the ABC morning show in a blog post. "After seeing my doctor again this week I now know when I can return to the anchor chair. February 20th, which will be exactly 5 months since my bone marrow transplant," the 52-year-old newscaster gushed.
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Robin Roberts Announces Return to 'GMA' Anchor Chair After Bone Marrow Transplant
January 14, 2013 10:01:13Robin Roberts is recovering well after having bone marrow transplant following her MDS diagnosis. The 52-year-old newcaster opened "Good Morning America" on Monday, January 14 by announcing that she's returning to the breakfast morning show. She will be back soon after she gets a go from her doctors.
"I'm so happy to be sharing this news with everybody," she began. "My blood count continues to improve. My beloved sister, Sally-Ann, my donor. Her cells continue to make themselves at home in my body. The big news is that my last bone marrow aspiration - I've lost count how many I've had - but the last bone marrow test showed no abnormalities."
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Robin Roberts May Return to 'Good Morning America' in Summer 2013
December 31, 2012 09:12:25Robin Roberts has to wait for at least five more months to return to her post on "Good Morning America". The co-host of the ABC morning program is doing well after having a bone marrow transplant for her myelodysplastic syndrome, but her immune system is still weak, according to multiple sources.
TMZ reports that "doctors are pleased with her progress and say she's right on schedule, but that schedule puts her on the bench for 5 or 6 months." "GMA" bosses allegedly also want her back as soon as February 2013, but her condition still doesn't allow that and pushing her condition to the edge will be too risky.
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ABC Apologizes for Tom Hanks' F Bomb on 'GMA', PTC Angry
October 20, 2012 12:10:15Tom Hanks dropped the F bomb on live broadcast of "Good Morning America" and quickly covered his mouth after realizing that he made a mistake. The actor was promoting his latest film "Cloud Atlas" on the morning show and was imitating the British accent of a character who said "f**king boots".
Both Hanks and "GMA" host Elizabeth Vargas repeatedly apologized to the audience. "We are SO sorry, 'Good Morning America'," Vargas said. Hanks chimed in, "I have never done that before," adding "I would apologize to the kids of America." He jokingly said that he would be subject to a seven-second delay the next time he's on the show.
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Video: Ann Romney Has Cooking Emergency on 'Good Morning America'
October 11, 2012 11:10:25Ann Romney showed her cooking skill when stopping by "Good Morning America" on Wednesday, October 10. Appearing as a guest host to fill in for Robin Roberts, she was introduced by regular co-hosts, including George Stephanopoulos, while preparing some Welsh cakes in the kitchen.
"Tell us about these," Stephanopoulos asked the wife of Mitt Romney from the other part of the set. "They're burning. You've got to turn the griddle down," she replied, before jokingly adding, "I got a cooking emergency. The griddle's too hot."
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Ann Romney to Guest Host 'Good Morning America' on October 10
October 05, 2012 08:10:16Ann Romney has got an invite to appear on "Good Morning America", but not as a guest. The wife of presidential candidate Mitt Romney is booked to co-host the show on October 10 in the 8 A.M. ET hour, filling in for Robin Roberts who has taken a medical leave since late August to have bone marrow transplant.
Mrs. Romney will appear on the ABC talk show and news program alongside co-anchor George Stephanopoulos as well as correspondents Lara Spencer, Josh Elliott and Sam Champion. The show has previously tapped Stephen Colbert, Oprah Winfrey, the cast of "Modern Family", Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric and Barbara Walters as guest hosts.
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Robin Roberts Leaving 'GMA' to Have Bone Marrow Transplant
August 31, 2012 02:08:20Robin Roberts is taking a medical leave from "Good Morning America". Her co-host Josh Elliott helped her to announce the news, saying "You're the team captain and the team is going to run in your absence but you're never really going to be gone."
Roberts, who successfully battled breasts cancer five years ago, will have a bone marrow transplant next week. She has myelodysplastic syndrome, a disease of the blood and bone marrow. It so happens that her sister Sally-Ann is "an excellent match" for the transplant. Both Sally-Ann and Roberts' doctor came to "GMA" on Thursday, August 30 morning.
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Robert Pattinson Booked to Appear on 'Good Morning America'
August 07, 2012 08:08:09Robert Pattinson has set his first TV appearance since Kristen Stewart admitted to have cheated on him with "Snow White and the Huntsman" director Rupert Sanders. The British heartthrob will stop by "Good Morning America" on Wednesday, August 15, a representative for the show confirms.
His visit will be part of a promotional effort for his upcoming movie "Cosmopolis". However, it is expected that the Edward Cullen of the "Twilight Saga" film series will break silence on his then girlfriend Stewart's affair scandal.
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Robin Roberts Takes Early Leave From 'GMA' Ahead of Bone Marrow Transplant
August 01, 2012 03:08:00Robin Roberts has taken time off from "Good Morning America" earlier than it was planned. The former ESPN reporter left the show in the mid of the Tuesday, July 31 broadcast as telling viewers, "Well, a full disclosure here, I'm not feeling too well."
"In fact, I'm going to leave, and let you all do the rest of the program on your own," she continued her announcement. "I'm going to take a little time off, just to get some vacay. I'll see you in a couple of weeks."
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Robin Roberts Announces Medical Leave From 'GMA' to Treat Blood Disease
July 27, 2012 08:07:27Robin Roberts (II) plans to take a medical leave from "Good Morning America" to undergo a bone marrow transplant. The breast cancer survivor announced this during ABC's panel at the Television Critics Association conference on Thursday, July 26 in Beverly Hills, California.
Speaking to reporters via satellite from ABC's studios in New York, Roberts, who has co-anchored the morning show since 2005, said her leave would most likely take place at the end of August or early September. "It's fascinating-slash-scary how to prepare yourself for something like this. I do go through moments of fatigue," she shared about her feelings.
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Lara Spencer and Josh Elliott Announced as 'Good Afternoon America' Hosts
May 22, 2012 10:05:51"Good Morning America" is going to expand to afternoon starting July 9 at 2 P.M. ET. ABC has officially named the spin-off show "Good Afternoon America", and tapped "GMA" regulars Josh Elliott and Lara Spencer as the co-hosts.
Scheduled to run for nine weeks until Katie Couric's new syndicated talk show, "Katie", premieres on September 10, "Good Afternoon America" will focus on celebrities, pop culture, lifestyle and workplace issues. Additionally, "GMA" anchors Sam Champion, Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos will make "special appearances" on the afternoon edition.
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'Good Morning America' Ends 'Today' Winning Streak, According to Preliminary Ratings
April 17, 2012 12:04:43"Good Morning America" appears to be ending "Today" domination as No. 1 early morning show. For the first time since December 1995, the ABC show topped the NBC program with a thin margin of 13,000 viewers in weekly ratings.
According to Fast National Preliminary Nielsen data, "GMA" averaged 5.147 million viewers for the week of April 9, while "Today" delivered an averaging 5.134 million. The final numbers will be released on Thursday, April 19.
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Video: Katie Couric Heading to 'Today' Studio on Her First Day Guest Hosting 'GMA'
April 03, 2012 11:04:17Katie Couric's driver seemed to be unaware of her guest-hosting stint on "Good Morning America" when taking her to work Monday, April 2. Waking up early in the morning to start her one-week stint on the ABC show, the 55-year-old journalist was taken to the home base of her former show, "Today".
Sharing the footage when opening the latest edition of "GMA", Couric admitted to co-host George Stephanopoulos that she got a little lost along her way to Times Square Studios. "No, no, not this morning show. 'GMA'!" she told her driver when they were already in front of the "Today" show's home base.
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Katie Couric to Guest Host 'Good Morning America', 'Today' Staff Unhappy
March 30, 2012 08:03:50Before debuting her new talk show, Katie Couric is going to make a return to morning television by guest hosting "Good Morning America" on Monday, April 2. The 55-year-old journalist/author will be filling in for co-host Robin Roberts, who is taking the week off.
"Katie Couric is going to be sitting in this chair next to George Stephanopolis," so Roberts announced Thursday, March 29 on the show. "We're thrilled to have Katie here." Couric herself spread the news by taking it to her Twitter page and writing, "Rise + shine! Excited to be back on morning TV next wk, guest hosting @GMA w/ @GStephanopoulos. #KatieOnGMA."
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ABC Apologizes for Nicki Minaj Nip Slip on 'GMA', Says There Was 5-Second Delay
August 06, 2011 08:08:19ABC insisted there was already a 5-second delay when Nicki Minaj's nipples popped out during her performance on "Good Morning America" Summer Concert Series on Friday morning, August 5. Offering an apology for the inappropriate visual on such daytime program, the network explained that the wardrobe malfunction slipped out of the censors.
"Although we had a five-second delay in place for the Nicki Minaj concert on GMA, the live East Coast feed of the concert regrettably included certain fleeting images of the performer that were taken out of later feeds of the broadcast in other time zones," an ABC spokesperson said, before adding, "We are sorry that this occurred."
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'DWTS' Champion Jennifer Grey Visits 'Good Morning America'
November 25, 2010 09:11:21The newly-crowned champion of "Dancing with the Stars" and the other two finalists did a lot of press appearances after the finale including a stop at "Good Morning America". Jennifer Grey, Kyle Massey, Bristol Palin and their professional dancer partners, Derek Hough, Lacey Schwimmer and Mark Ballas came to the morning show by private jet to relive their dancing experience.
During the interview, winner Grey revealed that "DWTS" is far more difficult than "Dirty Dancing". She said, "This dance experience was so much more difficult. I learned basically one dance over the course of a pretty long shoot and it was very, very little. This is a different dance every four days, or two dances or, in this case, four dances in four days. It was just a completely different level of dancing - much more complicated and much more challenging."
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William Ayers Interview on 'Good Morning America', the Video
November 15, 2008 02:11:11Chicago professor and Vietnam-era domestic terrorist, William Ayers sat down with Chris Cuomo of ABC's "Good Morning America" on Friday, November 14 to discuss some things, mainly the one on his association to the newly-elected president, Barack Obama. Among the questions that Cuomo threw to him was why did Ayers decide to call Obama a "family friend" while Obama prefer to call him a guy from neighborhood.
When Obama was running for the presidency, talks were rife on his association with Ayers that was thought as a possible jeopardy on his chance to win the election. "GMA" played some quotes from Obama's rivals, Hilary Clinton, Sarah Palin and John McCain that emphasized on this matter before welcoming Ayers to the show.
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