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Roger Goodman is changing his status from full-time director of ABC News to consultant in order to focus on his own production company. The change will take effect Friday, May 1. Mr. Goodman began his career at ABC Sports in 1965 as a production assistant. He moved up at ABC, becoming director of production...
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ABC News will air several specials this summer, including “Earth 2100” and “J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life.” The special about “Harry Potter” author Rowling will air July 16, while “Earth 2100” airs June 2. ABC News also will explore the topics of money and oil with the news specials “Un-Broke: Everything...
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It’s time again for TelevisionWeek ’s list of the 10 Most Powerful in TV News. This year’s report card comes at an awkward time: Election-year performances can’t be ignored, and yet they already seem a distant memory, as the industry is roiled by the same economic turmoil as the rest of the nation. While...
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For Diane Sawyer’s “20/20” report “A Hidden America: Children of the Mountains,” ABC News producers and camera crews spent nearly two years in central Appalachia looking at how children in particular are coping with adult-created problems, from their parents’ drug addictions to unemployment. The hourlong...
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ABC News’ Robin Roberts has landed Michelle Obama’s first TV interview since the inauguration. The interview, which will air March 13 on “Good Morning America,” will take place as the First Lady makes her first official trip, to Fort Bragg, N.C., to visit with military families and servicemen and -women...
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ABC News’ Charles Gibson will sit down with President Barack Obama on Tuesday. The interview, which will take place in the Oval Office, will air during “World News With Charles Gibson” on Tuesday night. Mr. Gibson’s interview will tackle the president’s economic stimulus proposal, the tax issues facing...
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The historic installation of the nation’s first African American president is creating unprecedented interest in programming related to Tuesday’s inauguration—as well as logistical nightmares for TV news crews. EXPECTING A CROWD Barack Obama will have this view of the Mall as he’s inaugurated. CNN will...
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ABC News’ coverage of the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20 will begin with a live, three-hour edition of “Good Morning America” at 7 a.m. ET. Diane Sawyer then will join Charles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos from the Newseum on Pennsylvania Avenue at 10 a.m. ET for Barack Obama’s swearing-in ceremony...
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At the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ 6th Annual Emmy Awards for Business and Financial Reporting, awards went to news divisions including CBS News and ABC News, as well as TV news stalwarts including Brian Ross and David Faber. Two awards each went to: —ABC News, for a team...
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Background: Ms. Golodryga was Wall Street-trained before she was CNBC-trained. TV News Talent Searching for TV’s News Elite . . . More » Joel Brown . . . More » Seth Doane . . . More » Jeff Glor . . . More » Scott Goldberg . . . More » Bianna Golodryga . . . More » Savannah Guthrie . . . More » Rebecca...
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ABC News has appointed Jake Tapper as senior White House correspondent, Martha Raddatz as senior foreign affairs correspondent and Jonathan Karl as senior congressional correspondent. All three correspondents will take on their new assignments effective immediately. Mr. Tapper, who joined ABC News in...
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All three broadcast networks are producing hourlong editions of their flagship newscasts on Monday, the eve of the groundbreaking, high-stakes national election. At last count on Friday, it appeared the rare second half-hour would be carried by significant numbers of local stations, even though clearance...
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ABC News’ interview with Sarah Palin, conducted by Elizabeth Vargas, will air on “Good Morning America” on Thursday and on “20/20” on Friday night. Portions of the interview, which took place today on the campaign trail in Toledo, Ohio, will air on “World News With Charles Gibson,” “Nightline,” ABC News...
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New York City’s Times Square usually is known as the crossroads of the world, but on Nov. 4 it will be Election Central. ABC News is going big-screen on Election Night with multiple data feeds tailored for the eye-catching video signs on the Reuters building and the Nasdaq building, as well as the headline...
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ABC News Executive VP Dave Davis traveled to Washington, D.C., Friday afternoon to tell “This Week With George Stephanopoulos” staffers that Ian Cameron, the Washington senior producer for “World News” for seven years, is the new executive producer of the show. ABC News declined to confirm the announcement...