Michael Strahan debuts full time on ABC's revamped 'Good Morning America'
The co-anchors of ABC's "Good Morning America" had a lot of news to deliver to the show's early-rising viewers. There were interviews with both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to present and something gossipy to relate about musician Chris Brown. But there were also some headlines about the show itself.
When ABC launched its decades-old morning-show franchise Tuesday, it did so with popular host Michael Strahan alongside Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos – the first tangible on-screen sign of how the program is shifting as it grapples with ratings declines that have threatened its status as the nation's most-watched morning-news program. Strahan, who previously held sway with co-host Kelly Ripa on ABC's syndicated "Live!" program and who continues to work for Fox Sports as a football commentator, even got to take part in the voice-overs that start the show, although he was relegated to talking about a sports story, not about politics or hard news.
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"It does feel like the first day of school around here," noted Roberts in the show's opening moments.
Indeed, "GMA" may have a slightly different look, as Strahan's entry brings with it some changes for other members of the "GMA" on-air coterie as well as an experiment with a new format for the program.
More to come....
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