ABC World News This Morning
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America This Morning is a half-hour early morning newscast airing on the ABC
television network, produced by ABC News
and offered to ABC stations. The newscast is currently anchored by Rob Nelson
, who also serves as anchor of ABC's overnight news program World News Now
.
Usually airing following World News Now, it features the day's headlines, live reports from Washington, D.C.
, national weather and airport impact forecasts, a sports package from ESPNews
and a regular money segment called America's Money.
It is broadcast live at 4:00 a.m. ET and is intended to be shown prior to (or in place of) an ABC affiliate's local morning newscast and as a complement to Good Morning America
, although most affiliates broadcast it at 4:30 a.m. or later. On August 30, 2010, ABC moved its live broadcast to 4:00 a.m. (like its competitors Early Today
and the CBS Morning News
have) to allow more affiliates to begin their local newscasts at 4:30 a.m. Stations like WSB-TV
in Atlanta were forced to pre-empt it when they implemented it less than two months earlier.
On September 22, 2009, America This Morning and World News Now
began broadcasting in high definition
. This is the second early morning network newscast to broadcast in HD, after NBC's Early Today
.
and Kathleen Sullivan
at the network's Washington, D.C.
newsroom-studio (as was most ABC News programming at the time).
The program moved to ABC's New York headquarters on July 11, 1988, when Forrest Sawyer
and Paula Zahn debuted as co-anchors. The newscast celebrated its 20th anniversary during the summer of 2002. On November 13, 2006, the program's name changed again to its current name America This Morning.
with those anchors pulling double duty. Initially, some elements from World News Now were brought over to World News This Morning including "Morning Papers" and that program's Yanni
-composed theme music (played over the original World News This Morning opening graphics) as well as the laid-back attitude.
At some point in 1993, the original Score
-composed theme was brought back and most elements of World News Now were dropped as the program again became more serious in tone.
As local stations expanded their morning newscasts, World News This Morning was shorted to first two separate 30-minute newscasts and later to the current, single, 30-minute newscast (which, if an affiliate does not provide morning news, can be repeated back-to-back between 4:00am ET and 7:00am ET).
s in its history. From its 1982 debut until 1990, the announcer was Bill Owen. Following Owen's departure from the network in 1990, he was replaced by Barbara Daniels Korsen, who has remained the newscast's announcer to this day.
in Europe and the Middle East. This includes America This Morning.
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
television network, produced by ABC News
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
and offered to ABC stations. The newscast is currently anchored by Rob Nelson
Rob Nelson (reporter)
Rob Nelson is currently co-anchor of the overnight news programs World News Now and America This Morning on ABC, joining Vinita Nair on July 12, 2010, then co-anchoring with Peggy Bunker February 21, 2011 to July 22, 2011...
, who also serves as anchor of ABC's overnight news program World News Now
World News Now
World News Now is an American overnight news program broadcast on American Broadcasting Company's television network. Its tone is often lighthearted, irreverent and humorous...
.
Usually airing following World News Now, it features the day's headlines, live reports from Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, national weather and airport impact forecasts, a sports package from ESPNews
ESPNEWS
ESPNEWS , launched on November 1, 1996, is a 24-hour-a-day sports news television channel...
and a regular money segment called America's Money.
It is broadcast live at 4:00 a.m. ET and is intended to be shown prior to (or in place of) an ABC affiliate's local morning newscast and as a complement to Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
, although most affiliates broadcast it at 4:30 a.m. or later. On August 30, 2010, ABC moved its live broadcast to 4:00 a.m. (like its competitors Early Today
Early Today
Early Today is an American morning news programme airing on the NBC television network. The program goes out live at 4:00am Eastern Time Zone for those few stations which start their local news at 4:30am, and is transmitted in a continuous half-hour tape delay loop until 10:00am ET, when Today...
and the CBS Morning News
CBS Morning News
For CBS's main morning news program, formerly known as CBS Morning News, see The Early Show.CBS Morning News is the half-hour daily television broadcast from CBS News that airs following Up to the Minute and features late-breaking news stories, weather forecasts, and sports scores...
have) to allow more affiliates to begin their local newscasts at 4:30 a.m. Stations like WSB-TV
WSB-TV
WSB-TV, virtual channel 2.1 , is the ABC affiliate in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the flagship television station of Cox Enterprises and its Cox Media Group subsidiary...
in Atlanta were forced to pre-empt it when they implemented it less than two months earlier.
On September 22, 2009, America This Morning and World News Now
World News Now
World News Now is an American overnight news program broadcast on American Broadcasting Company's television network. Its tone is often lighthearted, irreverent and humorous...
began broadcasting in high definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
. This is the second early morning network newscast to broadcast in HD, after NBC's Early Today
Early Today
Early Today is an American morning news programme airing on the NBC television network. The program goes out live at 4:00am Eastern Time Zone for those few stations which start their local news at 4:30am, and is transmitted in a continuous half-hour tape delay loop until 10:00am ET, when Today...
.
History
It debuted on July 5, 1982, in its early months under the title of ABC News This Morning. In early 1983, the program's name became ABC World News This Morning. The program was initially 60 minutes in length and anchored by Steve BellSteve Bell (anchorman)
Steve Bell is the former news anchor of ABC News programs "Good Morning America" and "World News This Morning", and professor emeritus of telecommunications at Muncie's Ball State University....
and Kathleen Sullivan
Kathleen Sullivan (journalist)
Kathleen Sullivan is an American television journalist.She was one of a small group of anchors and reporters which launched CNN, a cable news channel, which led to the 24-hour news cycle of the U.S. cable news broadcast within the field of journalism. Her career has been involved in nearly every...
at the network's Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
newsroom-studio (as was most ABC News programming at the time).
The program moved to ABC's New York headquarters on July 11, 1988, when Forrest Sawyer
Forrest Sawyer
Forrest Sawyer is an American broadcast journalist. Sawyer worked 11 years with ABC News, where he frequently anchored ABC World News Tonight and Nightline and reported for all ABC News broadcasts...
and Paula Zahn debuted as co-anchors. The newscast celebrated its 20th anniversary during the summer of 2002. On November 13, 2006, the program's name changed again to its current name America This Morning.
Combination with World News Now
In mid-1992, production of World News This Morning was combined with that of successful overnight newscast World News NowWorld News Now
World News Now is an American overnight news program broadcast on American Broadcasting Company's television network. Its tone is often lighthearted, irreverent and humorous...
with those anchors pulling double duty. Initially, some elements from World News Now were brought over to World News This Morning including "Morning Papers" and that program's Yanni
Yanni
Yanni , born Yiannis Hrysomallis is a Greek self-taught pianist, keyboardist, and composer who has spent most of his life in the United States.He earned Grammy nominations for his 1992 album, Dare to Dream, and the 1993 follow-up, In My Time...
-composed theme music (played over the original World News This Morning opening graphics) as well as the laid-back attitude.
At some point in 1993, the original Score
Score Productions
Score Productions is an American musical production company specializing in background music and themes for television programs. Started in 1963 by music producer Robert A...
-composed theme was brought back and most elements of World News Now were dropped as the program again became more serious in tone.
As local stations expanded their morning newscasts, World News This Morning was shorted to first two separate 30-minute newscasts and later to the current, single, 30-minute newscast (which, if an affiliate does not provide morning news, can be repeated back-to-back between 4:00am ET and 7:00am ET).
Announcers
World News / America This Morning has had two announcerAnnouncer
An announcer is a presenter who makes "announcements" in an audio medium or a physical location.-Television and other media:Some announcers work in television production , radio or filmmaking, usually providing narrations, news updates, station identification, or an introduction of a product in...
s in its history. From its 1982 debut until 1990, the announcer was Bill Owen. Following Owen's departure from the network in 1990, he was replaced by Barbara Daniels Korsen, who has remained the newscast's announcer to this day.
International broadcasts
ABC News programming is shown daily on the 24 hour news network Orbit NewsOrbit News
OSN News is a 24 hour satellite and cable channel offering exclusively American news programming from ABC, NBC, PBS, and MSNBC to U.S. expats and other viewers abroad, primarily geared towards an audience in the Arab countries...
in Europe and the Middle East. This includes America This Morning.