ABC News

ABC News is the news division of the American television network ABC. Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast ABC World News Tonight with David Muir; other programs include morning news-talk show Good Morning America, Nightline, World News Now, Primetime, 20/20, talk show The View, and Sunday morning political affairs program This Week with George Stephanopoulos.

In addition to the division's television programs, ABC News has radio and digital outlets, including ABC News Radio and ABC News Live, plus various podcasts hosted by ABC News personalities.

History[]

20th Century Origins[]

ABC began in 1943 as the NBC Blue Network, a radio network that was spun off from NBC, as ordered by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1942. The reason for the order was to expand competition in radio broadcasting in the United States, specifically news and political broadcasting, and broaden the projected points of view. Only a few companies, such as NBC and CBS, dominated the radio market. NBC conducted the split voluntarily in case its appeal of the ruling was denied, and it was forced to split its two networks into separate companies.

Regular television news broadcasts on ABC began soon after the network signed on its initial owned-and-operated television station (WJZ-TV, now WABC-TV) and production center in New York City in August 1948. Broadcasts continued as the ABC network expanded nationwide. Until the early 1970s, ABC News programs and ABC in general consistently ranked third in viewership behind CBS and NBC news programs. ABC had fewer affiliate stations and a weaker prime-time programming slate to support the network's news operations compared to the two larger networks, each of which had established their radio news operations during the 1930s.

Roone Arledge[]

By the 1970s, the network had effectively turned around, with its prime-time entertainment programs achieving more substantial ratings and drawing in higher advertising revenue and profits for ABC overall. With the appointment of the president of ABC Sports, Roone Arledge as president of ABC News in 1977, ABC invested the resources to make it a significant source of news content. Arledge, known for experimenting with the broadcast "model", created many of ABC News' most popular and enduring programs, including 20/20, ABC World News Tonight, This Week, Nightline, and Primetime Live. ABC News' longtime slogan, "More Americans get their news from ABC News than from any other source." (introduced in the late 1980s), was a claim referring to the number of people who watch, listen to and read ABC News content on television, radio and (eventually) the Internet, and not necessarily to the telecasts alone.

In June 1998, ABC News (which owned an 80% stake in the service), Nine Network and ITN sold their respective interests in Worldwide Television News to the Associated Press. Additionally, ABC News signed a multi-year content deal with AP for its affiliate video service, Associated Press Television News (APTV), while providing material from ABC's news video service, ABC News One, to APTV.

1985 Marilyn Monroe Scandal[]

Scandal erupted in 1985 over a decision by Arledge, president of ABC News and Sports, to kill a 13-minute report about Marilyn Monroe, possibly due to his close ties to Ethel Kennedy. 20/20 drew criticism from the program's co-anchors, Hugh Downs and Barbara Walters, and the executive producer, Av Westin. Arledge said that he had killed the piece because it was "gossip-column stuff" and "does not live up to its billing." Downs, however, took issue with Arledge's judgment. "I am upset about the way it was handled," he said in an interview. "I honestly believe that this is more carefully documented than anything any network did during Watergate. I lament the fact that the decision reflects badly on people I respect and it reflects badly on me and the broadcast."Additionally, Westin said: "I don't anticipate not putting it on the air. The journalism is solid. Everything in there has two sources. We are documenting that there was a relationship between Bobby and Marilyn and Jack and Marilyn. A variety of eyewitnesses attest to that on camera." Two other aspects of the unaired report, according to an ABC staff member who has seen it, are eyewitness accounts of wiretapping of Monroe's home by Jimmy Hoffa, the teamster leader, that reveal meetings between her and the Kennedy brothers, and accounts of a visit to Monroe by Robert F. Kennedy on the day of her death. Fred Otash, a detective who said he was the chief wiretapper, is interviewed on camera, and ABC staff members said three other wiretappers corroborated his account. In addition, several people not in the book say on camera that Monroe kept diaries with references to meetings with the Kennedy brothers, according to a staff member who has seen the report. "It set out to be a piece which would demonstrate that because of alleged relations between Robert Kennedy and John F. Kennedy and Monroe, the presidency was compromised because organized crime was involved," he said. "Based on what has been uncovered so far, there was no evidence." Arledge's decision to kill the broadcast resulted in the subsequent decision of Geraldo Rivera to leave ABC entirely. Rivera was a 20/20 correspondent but did not work on that story. He had been publicly critical of Arledge's decision. Arledge, a champion and defender of Rivera, said he thought the story needed more work. The story probed purported affairs between actress Marilyn Monroe, President John F. Kennedy, and his brother Robert F. Kennedy.

21st century[]

On August 7, 2014, ABC announced that it would relaunch its radio network division, ABC Radio, on January 1, 2015. The change occurred following the announcement that Cumulus would replace its ABC News radio service with Westwood One News (via CNN). On September 20, 2019, ABC Radio was renamed as ABC Audio as the network has evolved to offer a podcast portfolio and other forms of on-demand and linear content.

In April 2018, it was announced that FiveThirtyEight would be transferred to ABC News from ESPN, Inc., majority owned by The Walt Disney Company. On September 10, 2018, ABC News launched a second attempt to extend its Good Morning America brand into the afternoon with GMA3. In May 2019, ABC News Live, a news focused streaming channel, was launched on Roku. Following a reorganization of ABC's parent company, The Walt Disney Company which created the Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International segment in March 2018, ABC News Digital and Live Streaming, including ABC News Live and FiveThirtyEight, were transferred to the new segment.

In an October 2018 Simmons Research survey of 38 news organizations, ABC News was ranked the second most trusted news organization by Americans, behind The Wall Street Journal.

In December 2024, ABC's owner, the Walt Disney Company, settled a defamation lawsuit brought by Donald Trump against ABC News, by agreeing to donate $15 million to Trump's future presidential library foundation and paying $1 million in Trump's legal fees. Disney also agreed to ABC and anchor George Stephanopoulos publishing a statement saying they regretted that Stephanopoulos, in an interview with Trump, had repeatedly said that Trump had been found liable for raping E. Jean Carroll.

Programming[]

Current ABC News programs[]

Good Morning America (1975–present)
ABC World News Tonight (1978–present)
20/20 (1978–present)
Nightline (1980–present)
This Week (1981–present)
Good Morning America: First Look (1982–present)
World News Now (1992–present)
Good Morning America: Weekend Edition (1993–present)
The View (1997–present)
GMA3 (2018–present)
What You Need to Know (2025–present)

Former ABC News programs[]

Newscast programs[]

After the Deadlines (1951–1952)
ABC News Weekend Report (1970s–1991)
AM America (1975)
Business World (1987–1990)
Good Afternoon America (2012)
The Health Show (1987–89)
Turning Point (1994–1999)

Newsmagazines[]

Open Hearing (1957–1958)
Our World (1986–1987)
20/20 Downtown (1999–2001)
Closeup
Day One (1993–1995)
Primetime (1989–2012)
Primetime Thursday (2000–2002)
Turning Point (1994–1999)
I-Caught (2007)

Public affairs[]

College News Conference (1952–1960)
Answers for Americans (1953–1954)
Issues and Answers (1960–1981)

Digital programs[]

The Debrief (2018–2019)
The Briefing Room (2018–2019)
10% Happier (video broadcast of 10% Happier podcast) (2015–2017)
Real Biz with Rebecca Jarvis (2014–2017)

Other programs[]

Discovery (1962–1971)
Make a Wish (1971–1976)
Animals, Animals, Animals (1976–1981)
Biography (1987–2005)
Peter Jennings Reporting (1990–2005)
Intimate Portrait (1994–2005) (co-production with Gay Rosenthal Productions)
The Century: America's Time (1999)
ABC 2000 Today (1999–2000)
Medical Mysteries (2006–2008)
NASCAR in Primetime (2007)
What Would You Do? (formerly Primetime: What Would You Do?) (2008–2020, 2024–present)
Popcorn with Peter Traves (2009–present)
The Generic Detective (2020)
The Con (2020–2022) (co-production with The Intellectual Property Corporation)
Wild Crimes (2021)
City of Angels | City of Death (2021) (co-production with Highway 41 Productions)
Let the World See (2022)
Have You Seen This Man? (2022)
Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders (2022)
Mormon No More (2022)
The Murders Before the Marathon (2022) (co-production with Anonymous Content and Story Syndicate)
Where Is Private Dulaney? (2022–present) (co-production with Show of Force and Versus Pictures)
Death in the Dorms (2023)
Web of Death (2023)

Other Services[]

ABC News Radio[]

ABC News Radio is the radio service of ABC Audio, a division of the ABC News. Formerly known as ABC Radio News, ABC News Radio feeds through Skyview Networks with newscasts on the hour to its affiliates. ABC News Radio is the largest commercial radio news organization in the US.

ABCNews.com[]

ABCNews.com launched on May 15, 1997, by ABC News Internet Ventures, a joint venture between Starwave and ABC formed in April 1997. Starwave had owned and operated ESPNet SportsZone (later known as ESPN.com) since 1995, which licensed the ESPN brand and video clips from ABC's corporate sister ESPN Inc. Disney wanted more control of their Internet properties, which meant ABCNews.com was operated as a joint venture with ABC News having editorial control. Disney had also bought a minority stake in Starwave before the launch of ABCNews.com and would later buy the company outright.

The website initially had a dedicated staff of about 30. In addition to articles, it featured short video clips and audio from the start, delivered using RealAudio and RealVideo technology. Some content was also available via America Online. In 2011, ABC News and Yahoo News announced a strategic partnership to share ABC's online reporting on Yahoo's website; the deal expanded in 2015 to include the Disney/ABC Television Group.

In 2018, ABC News, and Good Morning America specifically, ended the hosting partnership with Yahoo, instead opting to continue separate web presences.

ABC News Live[]

ABC News Live is a 24/7 streaming video news channel for breaking news, live events, newscasts and longer-form reports and documentaries operated by ABC News since 2018, The channel is available through Roku, Hulu, YouTube TV, Sling TV, Pluto TV, Xumo, FuboTV and the news division's other streaming platforms. The service is under the direction of Justin Dial, Vice President of Streaming Content, Seniboye Tienabeso, Executive Director of ABC News Live, Chandra Zeikel, Executive Producer, David T Hatcher, Executive Producer & Eric Ortega, Executive Producer.

This unit is producing:

ABC News Live First, a daily 4 hour live morning show anchored by Diane Macedo from 9:00am–1:00pm (Eastern Time)
ABC News Live, a daily 3 hour afternoon show anchored by Kyra Phillips from 1:00–4:00pm (Eastern Time)
ABC News Live Reports, a daily 2 hour afternoon show anchored by Kayna Whitworth from 5:00–7:00pm (Eastern Time) (September 2023-)
ABC News Live Prime, a nightly 90 minute news programmed anchored by Linsey Davis starting at 7:00pm (Eastern Time) (February 2020-)
GMA3, a weekday, hour-long daytime news program on ABC. It premiered in March 2020 as Pandemic: What You Need To Know, as a temporary replacement for its talk show Strahan, Sara and Keke to cover the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic in the United States. It has since replaced indefinitely. The program was anchored by T. J. Holmes, Amy Robach, and former ABC News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton from March 2020 to May 2023 and by Eva Pilgrim, DeMarco Morgan, and ABC News medical correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton from May 2023 to July 2025.

Former[]

Satellite News Channel[]

Satellite News Channel was a joint venture between ABC News and Group W that launched on June 21, 1982, as a satellite-delivered cable television network. SNC used footage from ABC News and seven Washington, D.C.-based crews and stories from other overseas networks to provide a rotating newscast every 20 minutes. However, this channel had difficulty getting clearance from cable systems, so ABC News and Group W decided to sell it to its competitor, CNN (a subsidiary of Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting System). CNN ceased Satellite News Channel's operations on October 27, 1983. SNC was either replaced by CNN or CNN2 on most cable systems.

ABC News Now[]

ABC News Now was a 24-hour cable news network that launched on July 26, 2004, as a digital subchannel by ABC News, being the company's second attempt in the 24-hour cable news world after Satellite News Channel. It was offered via digital television, broadband and streaming video at ABCNews.com and on mobile phones. It delivered breaking news, headline news each half hour, and a wide range of entertainment and lifestyle programming. The channel was available in the United States and Europe. Its Talk Back feature allowed viewers to voice their input by submitting videos and personal thoughts on controversial issues and current topics. It was shut down as a digital subchannel after its experimental phase ended with the Presidential inauguration in 2005. ABC News Now was replaced on cable providers with Fusion on October 28, 2013.

Fusion[]

Fusion was a digital cable and satellite network owned and operated by Fusion Media Group, LLC, which was a joint venture between ABC News and Univision Communications. ABC and Univision formally announced their launch on May 2, 2012. Launched on October 28, 2013, Fusion features a mix of traditional news and investigative programs along with satirical content aimed at English-speaking Hispanic and Latino American adults between the ages of 18 and 34. The network replaced ABC News Now, a mainly streaming service of ABC News content. In December 2015, it was reported that Disney was in talks to sell its stake in Fusion to Univision. The split was complete on April 21, 2016; Univision alone would continue to operate Fusion until December 31, 2021, when it shut down the network.

Personnel[]

Current Television Anchors, Correspondents, and Reporters[]

New York (Main Headquarters)

Dan Abrams – Chief Legal Analyst (2011–present)
Rhiannon Ally – Co-Anchor, World News Now and Good Morning America: First Look (2022–present); Good Morning America and ABC World News Tonight Fill-In & Substitute Anchor; Correspondent (2021–present)
Trevor Ault – National Correspondent (2019–present)
Joy Behar – Friday Moderator & Co-Host, The View (1997–2013, 2015–present)
Gio Benitez – Co-Anchor, Good Morning America: Weekend Edition (2023–present); Good Morning America and ABC World News Tonight Fill-In & Substitute Anchor; Transportation Correspondent (2013–present)
Joe Buck – Good Morning America Fill-In & Substitute Anchor (2025–present); ESPN Sportscaster and Lead Play-By-Play Announcer, Monday Night Football (2022–present)
Sam Champion – Good Morning America Fill-In & Substitute Meteorologist (2016–present); Meteorologist (2006–2013)/Meteorologist, WABC-TV
Juju Chang – Co-Anchor, Nightline; Good Morning America and ABC World News Tonight Fill-In and Substitute Anchor; Correspondent (1996–present)
Alexis Christoforous – Business Correspondent (2022–present)
Linsey Davis – Anchor, ABC News Live Prime; Anchor, ABC World News Tonight Sunday; Good Morning America and ABC World News Tonight Fill-In & Substitute Anchor; Correspondent (2007–present)
Derricke Dennis – Staff Correspondent, World News Now and Good Morning America: First Look (2019–present)
Andrew Dymburt – Co-Anchor, World News Now and Good Morning America: First Look; Correspondent (2020–present)
Ike Ejiochi – Correspondent (2021–present)
Sophie Flay – Correspondent and Overnight Anchor, World News Now and Good Morning America: First Look (2019–present)/Correspondent, KABC-TV
Andrea Fujii – Part-Time Correspondent, World News Now and Good Morning America: First Look (2019–present)
Will Ganss – Multi-Platform Reporter (2019–present)
Kenton Gewecke – Good Morning America and ABC World News Tonight Fill-In & Substitute Meteorologist; Meteorologist (2023–present)
Whoopi Goldberg – Moderator & Co-Host, The View (2007–present)
Alyssa Farah Griffin – Co-Host, The View (2022–present)
Sara Haines – Co-Host, The View; Correspondent (2016–2018, 2020–present)
Sunny Hostin – Co-Host, The View; Senior Legal Correspondent (2016–present)
Rebecca Jarvis – Friday Co-Anchor, Good Morning America (2023–present); Good Morning America and ABC World News Tonight Fill-In & Substitute Anchor; Chief Business, Technology, and Economics Correspondent (2013–present)
Whit Johnson – Co-Anchor, Good Morning America: Weekend Edition; Anchor, ABC World News Tonight Saturday; Good Morning America and ABC World News Tonight Fill-In & Substitute Anchor; Correspondent (2018–present)
Aaron Katersky – Chief Investigative Correspondent (2004–present)
CeFaan Kim – Correspondent (2021–present)/Correspondent, WABC-TV
Jaclyn Lee – Multi-Platform Reporter (2023–present)
Mola Lenghi – Correspondent (2022–present)
Phil Lipof – Correspondent (2021–present)
Diane Macedo – Anchor, ABC News Live Update; Correspondent (2016–present)
David Muir – Anchor and Managing Editor, ABC World News Tonight (2014–present); Co-Anchor, 20/20 (2011–present); Anchor (2003–present)
Tara Narula – Chief Medical Correspondent (2025–present)
Ana Navarro – Co-Host, The View (2022–present); Political Commentator (2014–present)
Danny New – Multi-Platform Reporter (2023–present)
Janai Norman – Co-Anchor, Good Morning America: Weekend Edition (2022–present); Good Morning America and ABC World News Tonight Fill-In & Substitute Anchor; Correspondent (2011–present)
Morgan Norwood – Correspondent (2021–present)
Byron Pitts – Co-Anchor, Nightline; Correspondent (2013–present)
John Quiñones – Anchor, What Would You Do?; Correspondent (1982–present)
Stephanie Ramos – Correspondent (2015–present)
Will Reeve – Good Morning America and ABC World News Tonight Fill-In & Substitute Anchor; Correspondent (2018–present)
Deborah Roberts – Co-Anchor, 20/20 (2023–present); Good Morning America and ABC World News Tonight Fill-In & Substitute Anchor; Senior National Affairs Correspondent (1995–present)
Robin Roberts – Co-Anchor, Good Morning America (2005–present); Anchor, The Year (2002–present)
Reena Roy – Multi-Platform Reporter (2020–present)
Diane Sawyer – Co-Anchor, Good Morning America (1999–2009); Anchor (1989–2014)
Ashan Singh – Multi-Platform Reporter (2022–present)
Lara Spencer – Co-Anchor, Good Morning America (2014–present); Correspondent (1999–2004; 2011–present)
George Stephanopoulos – Anchor, This Week (2002–2010; 2012–present); Co-Anchor, Good Morning America (2009–present); Anchor (1997–present)
Michael Strahan – Co-Anchor, Good Morning America (2014–present)
Darien Sutton – Co-Anchor, GMA3 (2024–2025); Medical Correspondent (2020–present)
Somara Theodore – Weather Anchor, Good Morning America: Weekend Edition; Good Morning America and ABC World News Tonight Fill-In & Substitute Meteorologist; Meteorologist (2023–present)
Bob Woodruff – Military Correspondent (1996–present)
Ginger Zee – Weather Anchor, Good Morning America (2013–present) and ABC News Tonight; Chief Meteorologist (2011–present)

Washington, D.C.

Faith Abubey – Multi-Platform Reporter (2020–present)
Mary Bruce – Good Morning America and ABC World News Tonight Fill-In & Substitute Anchor; Chief White House Correspondent, (2006–present)
Christiane Cordero – Multi-Platform Reporter (2024–present)
Nichole D'Antonio – Multi-Platform Reporter (2024–present)
John Donvan – Washington Correspondent (1982–1985; 1988–present)
Devin Dwyer – Senior Washington Correspondent (2007–present)
Averi Harper – Deputy Political Director (2019–present)
Jonathan Karl – Co-Anchor, This Week; Chief Washington Correspondent (2003–present)
Rick Klein – Washington Bureau Chief and Political Director (2007–present)
Alison Kosik – Multi-Platform Reporter (2023–present)
Lionel Moise – Correspondent (2021–present)
Jay O'Brien – Capitol Hill Correspondent (2022–present)
MaryAlice Parks – White House Correspondent (2013–present)
Kyra Phillips – Anchor, ABC News Live First; Correspondent (2018–present)
Alex Presha – Correspondent (2020–present)
Martha Raddatz – Co-Anchor, This Week; Chief Global Affairs Correspondent (1999–present)
Olivia Rubin – Investigative Correspondent (2019–present)
Perry Russom – Multi-Platform Reporter (2024–present)
Elizabeth Schulze – Multi-Platform Reporter (2020–present)
Rachel Scott – Co-Anchor, What You Need to Know (2025–present); Good Morning America and ABC World News Tonight Fill-In & Substitute Anchor; Senior Political White House Correspondent (2016–present)
Pierre Thomas – This Week Fill-In & Substitute Anchor; Chief Law & Justice Correspondent (2000–present)
Karen Travers – White House Correspondent (2021–present)
Selina Wang – Senior White House Correspondent (2023–present)
Lindsay Watts – Multi-Platform Reporter (2023–present)
Jen Newman – Producer, ABC's Start Here

Atlanta

Elwyn Lopez – Correspondent (2020–present)
Steve Osunsami – Senior National Correspondent (1997–present)

Chicago

Alex Perez – National Correspondent (2012–present)

Dallas

Kevin Reece – Reporter for WFAA-TV and Correspondent
Mireya Villarreal - Correspondent (2021–present)

Los Angeles

Melissa Adan – Correspondent (2023–present)
Matt Gutman – Chief National Correspondent (2008–present)
Zohreen Shah – Multiplatform Reporter (2020–present)
Kayna Whitworth – Correspondent (2015–present)

London

Tom Soufi Burridge – Foreign Correspondent (2022–present)
Lama Hasan – Foreign Correspondent (2010–present)
James Longman – Co-Anchor, What You Need to Know (2025–present); Chief International Correspondent (2017–present)
Julia Macfarlane – Multi-platform Reporter
Marcus Moore – Foreign Correspondent (2017–present)
Ian Pannell – Chief Foreign Correspondent (2017–present)
Patrick Reevell – Foreign Correspondent (2022–present)
Maggie Rulli – Foreign Correspondent (2016–present)

Hong Kong

Britt Clennett – Foreign Correspondent (2020–present)

Mexico City

Matt Rivers – Correspondent (2022–present)

Miami

Victor Oquendo – Correspondent (2017–present)

Paris

Ines de La Cuetara – Multi-platform Reporter (2016–present)

San Francisco

Becky Worley – Consumer Correspondent; Technology Contributor (2005–present)

Auckland

Bree Tomasel - Speech Reporter (2023–present)
Ella Shepherd - Speech Reporter (2023–present)
Estelle Clifford - Speech Reporter (2023–present)
Hayley Sproull - Speech Reporter (2023–present)
Meg Wyatt - Speech Reporter (2023–present)
Megan Papas - Speech Reporter (2023–present)

Current ABC News Radio personnel

Joohee Cho – Seoul Bureau Chief (1999–present)
Michelle Franzen – Midday Anchor
Brad Mielke – Correspondent, ABC News Radio; Host, Start Here podcast
Jason Nathanson – Entertainment Correspondent, ABC News Radio (2011–present)
Cheri Preston – New York-based Anchor/Correspondent, ABC News Radio
Mark Remillard – New York-based Correspondent, ABC News Radio
Tom Rivers – London-based Foreign Correspondent, ABC News Radio
Jim Ryan – Dallas-based Correspondent, ABC News Radio
Alex Stone – Los Angeles-based and Phoenix-based Correspondent, ABC News Radio (2004–present)

Contributors

Rachael Bade – Washington Bureau Chief and Contributing Political Correspondent (2023–present)
Lori Bergamotto – The Right Stuff Host & Lifestyle Contributor, Good Morning America (2022–present)
Darrell Blocker – Contributor, Good Morning America and This Week (2019–present)
Howard Bragman – Contributor (2010–present)
Donna Brazile – Political Contributor (2021–present)
Brian Buckmire – Legal Contributor (2021–present)
Chris Christie – Contributor (2018–present)
Chris Connelly – Contributor, Good Morning America and 20/20 (2001–present)
Brad Garrett – Contributor (2010–present)
Tory Johnson – Deals & Steals Host & E-commerce Editor, Good Morning America and GMA3: What You Need to Know (2011–present)
Mary Jordan – Political Contributor (2018–present)
Channa Lloyd – Contributor (2018–present)
Asma Khalid – Contributor (2023–present)
Mike Muse – Contributor (2018–present)
Bernarda Villalona – Legal Contributor (2024–present)
Nate Silver – Special Correspondent; Founder and Editor-in-Chief of FiveThirtyEight

Former[]

('†' symbol indicates person deceased)

Mona Kosar Abdi (2019–2023; now at Extra) Correspondent
Sharyn Alfonsi (2008–2012; now at CBS News, Correspondent of 60 minutes)
Christiane Amanpour (2010–2012; now at CNN)
Jack Anderson (1975–1984)†
Roone Arledge (1977–1998)†
Jennifer Ashton (2012–2024; now Editor–in–Chief of Ajenda) Chief Health & Medical Editor and Chief Medical Correspondent
Thalia Assuras
Jim Avila (2004–2021) Senior National Correspondent and Senior Law & Justice Correspondent†
Ashleigh Banfield (1991–1993; now at NewsNation)
Adrienne Bankert (now at NewsNation)
Rona Barrett (1975–1980)
Martin Bashir (2005–2010; later at MSNBC; now at BBC News)
Willow Bay (1994–1998; later at CNN, MSNBC & NBC News; now Dean at USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism in Los Angeles)
Steve Bell (1967–1986; later at KYW-TV in Philadelphia)†
Jules Bergman (1953–1987)†
John Berman (1999-2012; now at CNN)
Richard E. Besser (2009–2017)
Bill Beutel (1962–1975; also later at WABC-TV in New York)†
Charles Bierbauer
Deirdre Bolton (2020–2023; now at Prosek Partners News in New York City) Business Correspondent
Erma Bombeck (1975–1986)†
Abbie Boudreau
David Brinkley (1981–1996)†
David Brooks (now at PBS NewsHour)
Aaron Brown (1992–2001; later at CNN)†
Bob Brown (1977–2009; now retired from journalism)
Hilary Brown (1973–1977, 1981–1984, 1992–2009; now retired from journalism)
Hal Bruno (1978–1999)†
Karen Burnes (1978–1984, 1989–2014) now a voice over artist
Chris Bury (1982–2007)
Andrea Canning (2004–2012; now at NBC News, correspondent for Dateline NBC)
Will Carr (2018–2024) Correspondent
Marysol Castro (2004–2010; later at CBS News; then at ESPN; now PA announcer for New York Mets baseball at Citi Field and at WPIX in New York City)
David Chalian (now at CNN)
Rebecca Chase†
Sylvia Chase (1977-1985 and 1990-2001; later at KRON-TV in San Francisco; later at PBS)†
Leo Cherne†
Julia Child†
Liz Cho (now at WABC-TV in New York City)
Spencer Christian (1986–1998; now at KGO-TV in San Francisco)
Connie Chung (1998–2001; later at CNN; later at MSNBC)
Ron Claiborne (1986–2018; now retired from journalism)
Bob Clark†
John Coleman (later at The Weather Channel; later at WMAQ-TV in Chicago; later at KUSI-TV in San Diego)†
Ron Cochran†
Pat Collins (later at WWOR-TV; now retired from journalism)
Ann Compton (1973-2014; now retired from journalism) Correspondent
Bertha Coombs (now at CNBC)
Anderson Cooper (now at CNN)
Nancy Cordes (now at CBS News)
Dan Cordtz (1974–1989)†
Katie Couric (2011–2014)
Catherine Crier (later at CNN; later at Fox News Channel)
Mort Crim (late 1960s–early 1970s) later at WDIV-TV in Detroit; retired from journalism
Chris Cuomo (early 2000s–2013) later at CNN; now at NewsNation
Don Dahler (1999–2001, later at WCBS-TV in New York City, now at CBS News)
Al Dale (1978–1996)
John Daly (1953–1960)†
Morton Dean (1988–2002; now retired from journalism)
Arnold Diaz (1995–2003, later at WPIX-TV in New York City)†
Greg Dobbs
Sam Donaldson (1967–2013; now retired from journalism)
Linda Douglass
Matthew Dowd (2007-2021) Political Contributor/Analyst
Bill Downs (1963–1978)†
Hugh Downs (1978–1999)†
Nancy Dussault
Stephanie Edwards
Linda Ellerbee
Josh Elliott (later at CBSN)
Paula Faris (2011–2020) Co-host of The View
Justin Finch (2022–2024; now at WPIX in New York City)
Gillian Findlay
Lisa Fletcher (now at WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C.)
Jami Floyd (1998–2005) Correspondent, Co-anchor, Law & Justice Correspondent, Chief Consumer Correspondent
Jack Ford (1999–2002; now at CBS News as Chief Legal Analyst)
Marshall Frady†
Pauline Frederick†
Ray Gandolf†
Charles Gibson (1975–2009)
Kendis Gibson (later at WFOR-TV in Miami; now at WPIX in New York City)
Richard Gizbert (now at Al Jazeera English)
Don Goddard†
Bianna Golodryga (later at Yahoo! News; now jointly on CBS News and CNN)
Marci Gonzalez (2013–2021; later at KCBS-TV/KCAL-TV in Los Angeles) Los Angeles-based Correspondent
Jeff Greenfield (later at CNN)
Bill Greenwood†
Roger Grimsby†
David Hartman
Dan Harris (2000–2021; now retired from journalism)
Kaylee Hartung (now at NBC News)
Elisabeth Hasselbeck (2003–2013; now at Fox & Friends) Co-host of The View
Jim Hickey (1980–2012; now retired from journalism)
Sandy Hill
Brandi Hitt (2012–2018; later at KABC-TV in Los Angeles)
John Hockenberry (now host of the public-radio newscast The Takeaway)
T. J. Holmes (2014–2023)
Lisa Howard†
Quincy Howe†
Brit Hume (later at Fox News)
Abby Huntsman (2018–2020) Co-host of The View
Bob Jamieson
Linzie Janis (2013–2018) Correspondent
Tom Jarriel (1964-2002)†
Peter Jennings (1964–2005)†
Timothy Johnson
Star Jones (1997–2006) Co-host of The View
Jackie Judd
Larry Kane (later at WCAU-TV and KYW-TV in Philadelphia)
Herb Kaplow†
Neal Karlinsky (now at Amazon)
David Kerley (2004–2020) Senior Transportation Correspondent
Zachary Kiesch (2018–2023) Correspondent
Jim Kincaid†
Dana King (now retired from journalism)
Christianne Klein
Dan Kloeffler
Jeffrey Kofman
Ted Koppel (1966–2005; now at CBS News Sunday Morning)
Robert Krulwich (now at NPR, also Co-host of Radiolab)
Liz Landers (2023–2024; now at Scripps News)
Bill Lawrence†
Elisabeth Leamy (now contributor for The Dr. Oz Show)
Mike Lee (1980–2006; now retired from journalism)
Mark Litke (1978–2008; now retired from journalism)
Lisa Ling (1999–2002; now at CBS News Sunday Morning) Co-host of The View
Tom Llamas (2014–2021; now at NBC News)
Joan Lunden
Lauren Lyster (now at KTLA-TV)
Catherine Mackin†
John MacVane†
Sheila MacVicar
Rob Marciano (2014–2024; now at CBS News) Senior Meteorologist
Miguel Marquez
Laura Marquez†
Michel Martin (now at NPR, weekend host of All Things Considered)
John Martin (1975–2002; now retired from journalism)
Rachel Martin (now at NPR, Co-host of Morning Edition)
Meghan McCain (2017–2021) Co-host of The View
Terry McCarthy (now CEO at the American Society of Cinematographers)
Cynthia McFadden (now at NBC News)
John McKenzie (1995–2010)
Lisa McRee (now at Spectrum News 1 in Los Angeles)
John McWethy†
Jeanne Meserve (later at CNN; now at CTV News in Canada)
Antonio Mora (later at WBBM-TV in Chicago, and WFOR-TV in Miami)
Terry Moran (1997–2025; now publishing an online email newsletter) Senior National Correspondent
DeMarco Morgan (2022–2025)
Edward P. Morgan†
Geoff Morrell
Kenneth Moton (2011–2022; now at FOX 5 DC) Correspondent
Ben Mulroney
Vinita Nair
Heather Nauert (later Spokesperson for the United States Department of State during the first Trump Administration)
Amna Nawaz (now with PBS NewsHour)
Rob Nelson (now at NewsNation in Chicago)
Kevin Newman (now at CTV News)
Em Nguyen (2021–2024) Multi-Platform Reporter
Reena Ninan (now at CNN and Good Trouble Productions)
Michele Norris (now at NPR)
Rosie O'Donnell (2006–2007, 2014–2015) Moderator & Co-host of The View
Bill O'Reilly (later at Fox News Channel)
Ron Olson
Ryan Owens (2006–2015) Dallas-based Correspondent
Jesse Palmer
Keke Palmer
Tara Palmeri (now at Politico)
Perri Peltz
Tony Perkins (1999–2005; now at WRC-TV in Washington, D.C.)
Indra Petersons (now at NBC News)
Stone Phillips (later at NBC News)
Eva Pilgrim (2012–2025; now anchor of Inside Edition)
Steven Portnoy
Ned Potter (1987–2013; now retired from journalism)
Morgan Radford (now at NBC News)
Vic Ratner
Harry Reasoner†
Bill Redeker (1975–2008; now retired from journalism)
Erielle Reshef (2017–2025; now at MSNBC) Correspondent
Dean Reynolds
Frank Reynolds†
Bill Ritter (now at WABC-TV in New York City)
Geraldo Rivera (later at Fox News Channel)
Tanya Rivero (later at CBS News; now at WABC-TV in New York City)
Amy Robach (2012–2023)
Cokie Roberts†
Max Robinson (1978–1983; later at WMAQ-TV in Chicago)†
Brian Rooney (1988–2011)
Judd Rose†
Brian Ross
Louis Rukeyser†
Pierre Salinger†
Clayton Sandell (2000–2021) Correspondent
Marlene Sanders†
Forrest Sawyer (later at MSNBC)
Dick Schaap†
Jay Schadler
John Scali†
Tom Schell†
Mara Schiavocampo
Nick Schifrin
David Schoumacher†
John Schriffen
Mike Schneider (now at NJTV-TV)
Jim Sciutto (now at CNN)
Martin Seemungal (now at PBS)
Barry Serafin
Sunlen Serfaty (now at CNN)
Lara Setrakian
Bill Shadel†
Bernard Shaw (later at CNN)†
Sherri Shepherd (2007–2014; now a full–time host on Sherri (talk show)) Co-host of The View
Gary Shepard (1984–1996) retired from journalism
Lynn Sherr
Claire Shipman
Lewis Shollenberger†
Joel Siegel†
Carole Simpson
Jim Slade (1988–2001)
Howard K. Smith†
Rachel Smith
Kate Snow (2004–2010; now at NBC News and NBC News Now)
Nancy Snyderman
Hari Sreenivasan
Betsy Stark
Alison Stewart
Bill Stewart†
John Stossel (later at Fox News Channel; later at Fox Business Network)
George Strait (1977–2000)
Kathleen Sullivan (later at CBS News; later at E!)
John Cameron Swayze†
Stephanie Sy
Raven-Symoné (2015–2016) Co-host of The View
Jake Tapper (now at CNN)
Megan Tevrizian (now at White Label Media NYC) Part-Time Correspondent
Fred Thompson†
Richard Threlkeld†
Jeffrey Toobin (now at CNN)
Lem Tucker†
Garrick Utley†
Sander Vanocur†
Elizabeth Vargas (1996–2018; now at NewsNation)
Cecilia Vega (2011–2023; now at CBS News, Correspondent of 60 minutes)
Meredith Vieira (1994–2006; now host of 25 Words or Less) Moderator & Co-host of The View
Chris Wallace (later at Fox News Channel; now at CNN)
Clarissa Ward (later at CBS News; now at CNN)
Barbara Walters (1997–2014) Co-host of The View†
Bill Weir (now at CNN)
David Wright
John Yang (now correspondent; PBS NewsHour)
Jessica Yellin
Bob Young†
Paula Zahn (later at CBS News; later at CNN; now at Investigation Discovery)
Jeff Zeleny (now at CNN)
Dave Zinczenko (now nutrition and wellness editor at NBC's TODAY)

In Australia, Sky News Australia airs daily broadcasts of ABC World News Tonight (at 10:30 a.m.) and Nightline (at 1:30 a.m.) as well as weekly airings of 20/20 (on Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m., with an extended version at 2:00 p.m. on Sundays) and occasionally Primetime (at 1:30 p.m. on Thursdays, with extended edition at 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays). Coincidentally, that country's public broadcasting, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, operates its unrelated news division that is also named ABC News. The U.S. ABC News maintains a content-sharing agreement with the Nine Network, which also broadcasts GMA domestically in the early morning before its own breakfast program.

In New Zealand, ABC World News was broadcast daily at 5:10 p.m. and again at 11:35 p.m. As with the BBC in the U.K., TVNZ 7 (owned by Television New Zealand) aired the program commercial-free until the channel ceased operations on June 30, 2012.