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

On Monday, ABC News’ Good Morning America welcomed viewers from its new home and location at the Robert A. Iger Building in 7 Hudson Square.

GMA co-anchor Robin Roberts acknowledged the transition, saying after a quick tease of the morning’s top stories, “It’s a big day. Welcome to our new home.”

All three morning co-hosts, including George Stephanopoulos and Michael Strahan, spoke about their new studio after the show’s open, with Stephanopoulos saying, “New day, new week, new home—good morning, America.”

Strahan added that the new studio is situated in a “beautiful location in the city,” noting its Lower Manhattan outpost. As he talked about the new home, viewers were treated to a drone flyover video of the new digs, broadcast from Studio C.

Simone Swink, GMA’s senior executive producer, in a statement to TVNewser, said, “We’re really excited about our new downtown studio. It’s stunning—modern, state-of-the-art, and fizzing with energy. We can’t wait for the shows we will be bringing you from this incredible space.”

This past weekend, the show celebrated its final broadcasts from its Times Square studios with operations producer Larry Peterson, the longest-serving person at that location, “turning off the lights” of the show’s tenure in Midtown Manhattan.

The old home in Times Square was not completely abandoned, as a split-screen image during Monday’s broadcast revealed the remaining members of the morning team, Lara Spencer and Sam Champion, were still there collecting belongings they had supposedly left behind. 

As they exited the studios one last time, a New York tour bus filled with tourists/fans was waiting for them outside, giving them a ride back to their new space.

Later on during the broadcast, the duo gave a tour of their office space, which included visits with The View, hosts of Live with Kelly and Mark, and a surprise appearance from World News Tonight anchor David Muir. Muir took them to a special hallway within the newsroom that featured large wall images of past ABC News staffers, including the late Peter Jennings. 

ABC News’ Becky Worley gave a tour of their new Lower Manhattan neighborhood, with their new complex occupying a whole block of real estate.

GMA had been a Times Square fixture for nearly 26 years. It made its debut there in Sept. 1999, when Diane Sawyer and Charlie Gibson led the show. Tennis star Serena Williams was one of the first guests at the then-new studio, and was interviewed by Sawyer and Roberts, who was an ESPN sports anchor at the time.

The move to 7 Hudson completes ABC News’ monthslong consolidation of its New York facilities. All facets of its operations, including news, editorial, live productions, streaming, technology, advertising, corporate, and business support functions, as well as its O&O affiliate station WABC, are now under one roof at the Robert A Iger Building, named after the current Disney CEO.

Inside the complex, ABC News shares the same space with ESPN, as well as daytime shows like Tamron Hall and the aforementioned Live with Kelly and Ryan.

GMA’s departure from Times Square leaves CBS Mornings as the only morning show in that part of town. However, that too will only be temporary, as CBS News’ morning show will also be leaving its Times Square studios later this year to return to the CBS Broadcast Center. The move comes amidst cost-cutting measures by the network’s parent company, Paramount Global.