Bill Weir

ABC News Stars Assemble for Photo Shoot - Posted October 26, 2011
Just about anybody who is on ABC News was in a photo studio on Manhattan's West Side this morning for what ABC News president Ben Sherwood calls a one-of-a-kind photo shoot. "Never in the history of the industry has ther... [TVNewser]

GM Delivers James Cameron to Nightline - Posted October 13, 2011
Last night's Bill Weir interview with James Cameron on Nightline wasn't just the first on-camera look at the... [FishbowlLA]

Watch Bill Weir's Pitch to Interview Steve Jobs - Posted October 6, 2011
ABC's Diane Sawyer had just arrived home when she got the call that Steve Jobs had passed. It was just after 7:30pmET. She made a U-turn, jumped in a cab and went back to ABC News headquarters where she broadcast special editions of "World News" in the Western time zones. CBS's... [TVNewser]

ABC News Partners with Yahoo! - Posted October 3, 2011
Diane Sawyer, Barbara Walters, David Muir, ... [TVNewser]

Nightline's Supernatural Summer - Posted June 13, 2011
Following a trial run last summer, "Nightline" is expanding this summer to 13 hour-long specials in primetime. The first five episodes, which begin next Wednesday, are delving into the supernatureal and are titled ... [TVNewser]

Bin Laden Killed: Jonathan Karl and Dick Cheney on One-hour 'Nightline' - Posted May 2, 2011
Just like the evening newscasts, ABC's "Nightline" will also be an hour tonight and will include more of ABC's Jonathan Karl's interview with former VP Dick Cheney. It's t... [TVNewser]

Anchors who began week in Japan end it in New York - Posted March 18, 2011
Several TV news anchors and reporters who rushed to Japan last weekend, are already back in New York. As radiation fears rose, networks began reassessing coverage and anchors began packing the bags they'd never really had time to unpack. Christiane Amanpour left Tuesday. ... [TVNewser]

Nightline remains #1 in Late Night - Posted March 17, 2011
With Leno and Letterman in re-runs last week "Nightline" won the week in Total Viewers and younger viewers. Last Friday -- the day of the earthquake in Japan -- "Nightline" had its most-watched Friday show since September, 2005. (It was last Thursday's show that had execs... [TVNewser]

Diane Sawyer leaves Japan - Posted March 16, 2011
Diane Sawyer left Japan today as the nuclear situation at the Fukushima Daiichi plant worsens. This morning on "Good Morning America" George Stephanopoulos... [TVNewser]

Quake Update: Shepard Smith, Bill Weir, BloombergTV - Posted March 14, 2011
Some late-afternoon Monday notes on earthquake/tsunami coverage: Shepard Smith anchored today from Tokyo: first "Studio B" at 3pmET and next, Fox Report at 7pmET/8am Tuesday in Tokyo. "Behind me is the rainbow bridge. It is usually lit up in ... [FishbowlNY]

Bill Weir on Brett Favre: 'If you think he's wild and crazy now, imagine when he was 24' - Posted November 17, 2010
In the final part of our MediaBeat interview with Bill Weir, the ABC News an... [TVNewser]

Bill Weir on Brett Favre: 'If you think he's wild and crazy now, imagine when he was 24' - Posted November 17, 2010
For mediabistro's web series MediaBeat, we talk with ABC News anchor Bill Weir this week. Weir, who is a co-anchor of "Nightline" has his roots in local sports reporting and anchoring, including a stint at WLUK-TV in Green Bay where he hosted a show with Green Bay Packer Sean Jones... [SportsNewser]

From 'Smart Ass' Sports Guy to ABC News Anchor - Posted November 16, 2010
In part II of our MediaBeat interview with ABC News anchor Bill Weir, Weir talks about making the leap from local sports reporter to network news anchor. Also: the future of ABC News from a leadership perspective. As David Westin prepares to leave the network, who will take over? Weir: "There's... [TVNewser]

Bill Weir: ABC News 'Getting Leaner & Meaner by Necessity' - Posted November 15, 2010
This week on MediaBeat, we're talking with ABC News "Nightline" co-anchor Bill Weir. Weir, who has been with ABC News for six years, joined "Nightline" a few months ago. But five years ago he was part of secret weekend experiment testing potential new formats for the show. Little did anyone know, anchor... [TVNewser]

'Nightline' #1 Five Weeks in a Row - Posted November 11, 2010
ABC's "Nightline" has now been number one in late night five weeks in a row in Total Viewers topping David Letterman on CBS and Jay Leno on NBC. Letterman and Leno each won in younger viewers -- Leno in A18-49, Letterman in A25-54 -- but "Nightline" was second in both... [TVNewser]

Election 2010: ABC News Will be Live All Night for Midterm Coverage - Posted October 28, 2010
ABC News will have live midterm election coverage all night next Tuesday, though some of it will take place online. ABC's coverage will kick off with "ABC World News" at 6:30 OM ET, anchored by Diane Sawyer and ... [TVNewser]

ABC News Nightline Launches Customization of Midterm Election-Related Tweets via NightlineNow.com - Posted October 22, 2010
ABC News Nightline introduced a way for Twitter users to customize their feeds and follow key races in the upcoming midterm elections, via topic or location. NightlineNow.com provides real-time Tweets, and users can also choose to follow what Nightline anchors ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Tyndall: Chilean Miner Story Energized Diane Sawyer - Posted October 17, 2010
The Chilean miner rescue was covered almost non-stop by the cable news channels and the broadcast news programs. As analyst Andrew Tyndall points out, however, no evening newscast dedicated more time and resources to the event that ABC's "World News w... [TVNewser]

5 Million Watch Mine Rescue on 'Nightline' - Posted October 13, 2010
"Nightline's" special last night topped NBC's "The Tonight Show" and CBS's "The Late Show," according to preliminary Fast Affiliate data from Nielsen. "Nightline" was anchored live by Bill Weir outside the San Jose mine as the first few Chilean miners were being brought to the surface. "Nightline," which has been pulling in around... [TVNewser]

ABC Plans Primetime Special on Chile Mine Rescue - Posted October 13, 2010
As the cable news channels continue rolling coverage of the Chile mine rescue, (so far 18 of 33 pulled out) ABC News has announced it will produce a primetime special tonight at 10pmET/PT about the rescue operation. "20/20: Miracle at the Mine," will be anchored by Diane Sawyer, an... [TVNewser]

News Networks Begin Wall-to-Wall Coverage of Mine Rescue Operation - Posted October 12, 2010
At 10:18pmET tonight, Manuel Gonzales, the first of several rescuers began to descend into a mine shaft to begin the process of retrieving 33 miners who've been trapped deep under the Chilean desert for 69 days. 18 Minutes later, at 10:36, Gonzales had arrived 2,040 feet below the desert. And all... [TVNewser]

Dan Harris named GMA Weekend co-anchor - Posted October 8, 2010
"Good Morning America Weekend" has its new anchor team in place. Today Dan Harris was named co-anchor alongside Bianna Goldodryga. Harris has been filling in for several weekend... [TVNewser]

'World News' Viewers Weigh in Online - Posted October 4, 2010
Diane Sawyer regularly engages her ABC News viewers asking them to send in their stories and comments on controversial issues and topics in the news. And in two recent cases she's turning the online comments into on-air stories. "World News" ended Friday's broadcast with Sawyer and correspondents David Muir, ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

GMA Weekend Moves out of Times Square - Posted October 2, 2010
More change at "Good Morning America Weekend." As of this morning, the show is no longer being broadcast from the Times Square studios and has returned to ABC's studios near New York's Lincoln Center. GMA Weekend will now be broadcast from TV-3, home to other ABC News broadcasts. In addition to... [TVNewser]

Marysol Castro Leaving 'GMA' Weekend - Posted September 25, 2010
"Good Morning America" weather person Marysol Castro is leaving the program, ABC News confirms to TVNewser. Tomorrow, September 26, will be her last day on the show. "After 6 years of great weekends, this one is bittersweet. It's the last I'll spend with all the grea... [TVNewser]

Diane Sawyer, other ABCNewsers, head home to see what works - Posted September 22, 2010
ABC News anchors and correspondents are getting out of New York to prove you can go home again. Diane Sawyer and four reporters on her broadcast, will return to their hometowns to report on success stories of the economic recovery. For Sawyer, it's a return to Louisville,... [TVNewser]

ABC News Correspondent Cynthia McFadden on 'Nightline Prime' - Posted August 19, 2010
Today's guest on the Morning Media Menu was ABC News correspondent and anchor Cynthia McFadden, talking about her new primetime special Nightline Prime: Secrets of Your Mind.... [TVNewser]

WWE Takes Issue with 'Nightline' Report - Posted August 11, 2010
World Wrestling Entertainment is taking issue with a report that aired Monday night on ABC's "Nightline" about former WWE CEO (and current U.S. Senate candidate) Linda McMahon. New "Nightline" anchor Bill Weir conducted the interview, which touched upon McMahon's career and political credentials. It also addressed some of the mor... [TVNewser]

GMA Weekend Begins Rotating Co-anchors - Posted August 9, 2010
With Bill Weir's move to late nights, ABC News will begin tapping male anchors and correspondents from the news division to fill in as co-anchors with ... [TVNewser]

Bill Weir says Goodbye to Mornings and Hello to 'Nightline' - Posted August 9, 2010
ABC's Bill Weir signed off from his nearly six-year run as co-anchor of "Good Morning America" weekend yesterday. And tonight he begins his new role as "Nightline" co-anchor. Weir is taking over for Martin Bashir who signed off ... [TVNewser]

Who Should Get the Weekend GMA Co-Anchor Job? - Posted July 26, 2010
Seems like we just asked that question, but here goes again. With Bill Weir leaving the weekend editions of "Good Morning America" and heading to co-co-anchor "Nightline" ... [TVNewser]

Late Night Ratings: Week of July 12 - Posted July 22, 2010
NBC's "Tonight Show" was once again the top program in late night. The program beat out ABC's "Nightline" and CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman" in total viewers, A18-49 (which are the comedy program's key demographic) and A25-54 (Nightline's key demo). Both "Tonight" and "Nightline" were down in all three categories compared... [TVNewser]

Martin Bashir Leaving ABC for MSNBC; GMA Weekend Anchor Bill Weir Moves to 'Nightline' - Posted July 22, 2010
First on TVNewser: Big changes afoot in the TV news world. ABC News "Nightline" co-anchor Martin Bashir is leaving the network and joining NBC News. At the same time, ABC has announced Bill Weir... [TVNewser]

Bianna Golodryga Named 'GMA' Weekend Co-Anchor - Posted May 7, 2010
Breaking: ABC News has named Bianna Golodryga as the new co-anchor of the weekend edition of "Good Morning America." Golodryga joins Bill Weir... [TVNewser]

Juju Chang Takes the Field with A-Rod - Posted May 3, 2010
As a part of May sweeps, ABC's "Good Morning America" anchor team got to choose different "dreams" to live out on the air this week. George Stephanopoulos plays poker with some pros. ... [TVNewser]

GMA Anchors Live the Dream - Posted April 19, 2010
ABC's "Good Morning America" is launching a new series, "Living The Dream" for May sweeps. GMA anchors Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, ... [TVNewser]

Who Will Co-Anchor 'GMA' Weekend? - Posted March 12, 2010
With Kate Snow departing ABC, as we first reported earlier today, for NBC's "Dateline," the natural question arises: who will take over the "Good Morning America" weekend edition slot co-anch... [TVNewser]

Diane Sawyer in Afghanistan - Posted January 10, 2010
ABC's Diane Sawyer is in Afghanistan where she'll be anchoring "World News" on Monday and Tuesday. It's her fifth trip there and her first since 2007. Sawyer will report the next installment of "Afghanistan: Where Things Stand" and anchor the broadcast from Kabul. She'll interview General McChrystal and "Good Morning... [TVNewser]

Jasper Schuringa Makes the TV Rounds, Exclusive or Not - Posted December 27, 2009
Jasper Schuringa, the hero of Northwest Airlines flight 253, continued telling his story today. After an exclusive interview on CNN yesterday, he gave an exclusive broadcast morning show interview to ABC News. But the three-minute interview with ... [TVNewser]

Senate Holds Christmas Eve Health Care Reform Vote - Posted December 24, 2009
At 7amET, the U.S. Senate held its final vote on the health care reform bill, and it passed 60-39. Bret Baier came in during "Fox & Friends" to anchor Fox News coverage of the vote from Washington beginning around 6:55amET. Just before 6:30amET, MSNBC broke away from a special edition of "Morning Joe"... [TVNewser]

ABC News Colleagues Celebrate Gibson's Career - Posted December 18, 2009
Last night in New York, hundreds of Charlie Gibson's friends and colleagues turned out to celebrate his work at ABC News over the past nearly 35 years. In a toast, ABC News president David Westin said, "The fi... [TVNewser]

Expanded 'World News' Tonight - Posted November 6, 2009
"World News with Charles Gibson" will air a special one-hour edition tonight focused on yesterday's massacre at Fort Hood. Bob Woodruff, Terry Moran and Ryan Owens will report from Texas on the investigation, the victims and the heroic first respon... [TVNewser]

Jay Johnson, Anchorman, Congressman, Goldline.com Presenter - Posted October 19, 2009
You may have seen the commercials for Goldline.com, advocating investments in gold. The spots are presented by Jay Johnson, a former local TV news anchorman, U.S. Congressman and, later, Director of the U.S. Mint. Johnson ... [TVNewser]

Kate Snow's Big Wet KISS - Posted October 17, 2009
"Good Morning America" Weekend anchor Kate Snow has interviewed presidential candidiates, captains of industry and now KISS. The behind the scenes footage and interview airs tomorrow on GMA Sunday. No word on whether ABC News is going to include Kiss as "artists in residence." And we're trying to confirm the rum... [TVNewser]

The Price is Right for Bob Barker and Drew Carey - Posted October 7, 2009
The former and current hosts of the long-running game show "The Price is Right" are making news this morning, by giving back. On "Good Morning America," Bill Weir did his best Rod Roddy introducing Bob Barker to the show. Barker was on to talk about his $3 mill... [TVNewser]

Brian Ross: 'We Got a Rare Insight into a Chapter of American History' - Posted October 1, 2009
TVNewser dropped by ABC News investigative correspondent Brian Ross' book party last night at ABC's Times Square studios. "The Madoff Chronicles" hit store shelves this week and many of Ross' colleagues were on hand to congratulate him last night. ABC "World News" anch... [TVNewser]

'World News:' Where Things Stand - Posted September 14, 2009
ABC News is going to spend considerable time this week talking about what happened this week, one year ago. "From Wall Street to Main Street: Where Things Stand" is a 5-part series airing on 'World News' with Charles Gibson. • Tonight - Betsy Stark reports on jobs - Where can you find... [TVNewser]

The A.M. Ticker: Joe, Holder, Baseball... - Posted July 29, 2009
> Joe Scaroborough is beating Glenn Beck... on the radio... in New York. In a 10a-Noon, head-to-head matchup with Scarborough on the powerhouse WABC and Beck on the not-as-powerhouse WOR, Scarborough beats Beck in all categories. In Persons 12+ Scarborough as a 3.3 rating to Beck's 2.2.... [TVNewser]

GMA Weekend Crew - Independent Minds - Posted July 3, 2009
While several news anchors are heading to Los Angeles for coverage of you know what, "Good Morning America" Weekend is keeping Independence Day in mind. Kate Snow and Marysol Castro will report live from two of... [TVNewser]

Totally Tubular: ABC News Launches YouTube Channel - Posted May 6, 2009
Need a quick hit of ABC News? Now you can get your fix on YouTube. The network announced their YouTube channel, YouTube.com/ABCNEWS today. The site will offer visitors breaking news and highlights from "Good Morning America," "World News with Charles Gibson," "Nightline," "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," "20... [FishbowlDC]

Reporting the Rescue of Capt. Phillips - Posted April 12, 2009
CNN, Fox News and MSNBC were all in taped programming during the 1pmET hour when the news broke that Capt. Richard Phillips, held hostage by pirates for four days, had been rescued. CNN was first to report the news during "Fareed Zakaria GPS" at 1:21pmET. ... [TVNewser]

Fix Tee-Shirts Are Vintage, Actually (Like House of Pain Vintage) - Posted March 23, 2009
"He's really steamed at us... Apparently he went through the trouble of making T-Shirts and everything so he sicced his double-breasted dobermans on us." -ABC News anchor Bill Weir earlier today It has been brought to our attention that Chris Cillizza actually intr... [FishbowlDC]

Temporary Fix for ABCNews.com - Posted March 23, 2009
We told you this weekend about the name game going on between WaPo's Chris Cillizza's blog "The Fix" and ABCNews.com. Today WebNewser reports: In his daily video on the site, ABC Ne... [FishbowlDC]

A Temporary Fix For "The Fix" - Posted March 23, 2009
"The Fix" on ABCNews.com was forced to change names after receiving a cease-and-desist from The Washington Post. WebNewser has the (temporary) name, and the video from Bill Weir announcing the move:... [TVNewser]

"The Fix" is in at ABC....and WaPo Too - Posted March 9, 2009
ABC News is expanding its digital only content with the launch of The Fix. The Web show features ABC News correspondents/anchors John Berman, Juju Chang, Dan Harris and ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Just How Big Was That Crowd in Times Square Tuesday Night? - Posted November 7, 2008
The NYPD on the scene tells ABC's Bill Weir that by the time Pres.-Elect Obama went over the top at 11pmET the crowd approached 50-70,000 and stretched from 40th Street to 49th Street. Weir reported all night from the Crossroads of t... [TVNewser]

Times Square Transformed For ABC Election Night - Posted November 4, 2008
After stopping by the CNN viewing party in Duffy Square we headed a few blocks south to ABC's Times Square studios. As we walked in, GMA Weekend anchor Bill Weir was heading outside to begin live shots for the network's coverage. On the second floor... [TVNewser]

ABC's Election Night Plans - Posted October 27, 2008
ABC News will be taking over Times Square next Tuesday night for their Vote 2008 coverage. Real time election results will be revealed "on three iconic screens - ABC's Super Sign, the enormous digital facade of NASDAQ and the 23-story high Reuters sign," reads the press release. ... [TVNewser]

As Ike Gets Closer to Shore, So Do the Networks - Posted September 12, 2008
ABC's Sam Champion had arrived in Texas in time for Nightline last night. CNN's Anderson Coop... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 04.03.07 - Posted April 3, 2007
Good morning Washington. Lots and ... [FishbowlDC]

Taking Out The Trash, 03.22.07 - Posted March 22, 2007
An ABC release announces that "World News with Charles Gibson" will air a special series -- "Key to the World" -- reported by ABC News' Bill Weir. "The series will take Weir on reporting assignments around the globe, and in conjunction, 'World News' will have a single commercial sponsor the first... [FishbowlDC]