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GMA - Amy Rohr?

pommom — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:22:29 GMT

Not sure I spelled her last name correctly, anyway I notice that they do not announce her name in the opening credits. George, Robin & Lara get the recognition. Why is that?

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Lipstickdiva — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:29:11 GMT

I think you mean Amy Robach.

I never noticed. There are rumors that Amy and Lara do not get along at all.

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vermint — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:30:44 GMT

I don't get to watch often, but the only name I've noticed them leaving out recently is Ginger Zee--the weatherperson. And I wondered about why that is. I'll have to listen more closely next time.

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pommom — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:31:21 GMT

Oh, okay - thanks LipstickDiva. Yes, that's the one. This didn't come to my attention until yesterday mostly b/c I don't watch. I have been tuning in to get the latest on weather conditions in the NE. After that, it gets silly IMO with a bunch of fluff reporting.

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croemer — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:31:42 GMT

No idea pom, but I have heard the same rumors Lipstick has heard. Doubt that has anything to do with the lack of credit though.

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pommom — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:32:20 GMT

vermint - I may have missed it, but I really don't think so. I especially listened intently this morning and her name was not announced.

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vermint — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:36:06 GMT

On 2/17/2015 pommom said:
vermint - I may have missed it, but I really don't think so. I especially listened intently this morning and her name was not announced.

Sometimes, when I'm running late eating breakfast, I'll see the very beginning. Will try to remember to pay attention. I could very well be wrong (gasp!) or maybe they leave out both names, and I only noticed the one.

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Marianne1 — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:38:19 GMT

Amy is not a co-host, like George, Lara and Robin are.

Amy is "the news reader" (that's the title, I think)

Ginger is the weather (Meteorologist)

Only the co-hosts are announced in the opening.

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lulu2 — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:50:02 GMT

I loved Amy Robach when she was the Saturday anchor on Weekend Today. I remember her wedding pictures when she married Andrew Shue.

Unlike that ditz, Lara Spencer, (who was a lifestyle reporter on our local ABC doing nothing but flu**ff pieces) Amy Robach's roots are in hard news. Her biography lists her as a news anchor on GMA since 3/31/14.

The chemistry between all the GMA personnel seems forced at best. Why they allow Lara Spencer to rule the roost over real professionals is beyond me.

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Tinkrbl44 — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 17:08:29 GMT

On 2/17/2015 lulu2 said:
I loved Amy Robach when she was the Saturday anchor on Weekend Today. I remember her wedding pictures when she married Andrew Shue.

Unlike that ditz, Lara Spencer, (who was a lifestyle reporter on our local ABC doing nothing but flu**ff pieces) Amy Robach's roots are in hard news. Her biography lists her as a news anchor on GMA since 3/31/14.

The chemistry between all the GMA personnel seems forced at best. Why they allow Lara Spencer to rule the roost over real professionals is beyond me.

I don't see Lara "ruling the roost" over anyone. Each person was hired for their strengths, and there are three co-anchors, plus others who talk during specific segments. While they all need to be competent, maybe Lara scored better in test focus groups.

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Lipstickdiva — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 17:09:59 GMT

On 2/17/2015 lulu2 said:
I loved Amy Robach when she was the Saturday anchor on Weekend Today. I remember her wedding pictures when she married Andrew Shue.

Unlike that ditz, Lara Spencer, (who was a lifestyle reporter on our local ABC doing nothing but flu**ff pieces) Amy Robach's roots are in hard news. Her biography lists her as a news anchor on GMA since 3/31/14.

The chemistry between all the GMA personnel seems forced at best. Why they allow Lara Spencer to rule the roost over real professionals is beyond me.

Wasn't Lara once on Inside Edition or Entertainment Tonight or some other gossip news program?

Amy is listed as a News Anchor on GMA.

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Krimpette — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 17:42:16 GMT

GMA has gone downhill rapidly since they hired Lara. There used to be way more news. Now, there's a smidgen of news, followed by countless drivel. What really galls me is when the have Lara read the little bit of hard news they do have, when Amy is sitting right there. In my mind, when Robin is absent, it should be Amy that fills in…not Lara. I used to thoroughly enjoy that program until Lara came along. I don't know how GeorgeS can stand what it's become.

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Johnnyeager — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 17:54:00 GMT

Like it's chief crosstown rival "Today", GMA is being more and more entertainment and celebrity oriented, with only the minimal amount of current events and hard news.

Lara spent many years on The Insider, so her hiring by GMA was probably based on management's decision to take the show in that soft story direction. I also remember her on PBS' Antiques Roadshow for a while.

Amy has more of a new reporting, hardnews background. I just can't see Lara reporting from the Middle East.

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MESPal — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 18:40:57 GMT

I liked Amy so much when she was on Weekend Today with Lester Holt and hated it when she left. I followed her to GMA, but Lara gets on my last nerve on GMA. She tends to hog the spotlight IMO. But, I do like Lara on her HGTV show Flippin something.

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Tinkrbl44 — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 18:55:24 GMT

On 2/17/2015 Krimpette said:
GMA has gone downhill rapidly since they hired Lara. There used to be way more news. Now, there's a smidgen of news, followed by countless drivel. What really galls me is when the have Lara read the little bit of hard news they do have, when Amy is sitting right there. In my mind, when Robin is absent, it should be Amy that fills in…not Lara. I used to thoroughly enjoy that program until Lara came along. I don't know how GeorgeS can stand what it's become.

I don't think you can blame Lara for the changes ... it's the producers that make these decisions.

It should be very obvious ..... it's all about RATINGS ......... and if CBS tweaked their program content and their ratings went up, you can be sure the other 2 networks will make changes as well.

If you want straight news, there ARE news channels ..... they are trying to appeal to the broadest audience possible .... can you blame them?

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lulu2 — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 18:58:29 GMT

On 2/17/2015 Tinkrbl44 said:
On 2/17/2015 lulu2 said:
I loved Amy Robach when she was the Saturday anchor on Weekend Today. I remember her wedding pictures when she married Andrew Shue.

Unlike that ditz, Lara Spencer, (who was a lifestyle reporter on our local ABC doing nothing but flu**ff pieces) Amy Robach's roots are in hard news. Her biography lists her as a news anchor on GMA since 3/31/14.

The chemistry between all the GMA personnel seems forced at best. Why they allow Lara Spencer to rule the roost over real professionals is beyond me.

I don't see Lara "ruling the roost" over anyone. Each person was hired for their strengths, and there are three co-anchors, plus others who talk during specific segments. While they all need to be competent, maybe Lara scored better in test focus groups.

I guess we see things differently.

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Melania — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 19:24:35 GMT

Lara is just a Pop news reporter so why does she get top billing like Robin and George?? Could it be because she's sleeping with one of the big wigs? (her husband) Say it isn't so...

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RainCityGirl — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 19:31:10 GMT

Lara and Amy have entirely different job descriptions. To me, most of the morning news shows have way too many extraneous items and very little hard news. It's apparently what the public wants. Lara does what she's supposed to do, but I certainly don't think she's a ditz. She's just not a hard news woman. I've watched her on HGTV, and I think she's very knowledgeable about antiques, collectibles, and their repurposing, which she herself does as a hobby. Today's "news" programs reflect the public's need for trivialities or they wouldn't format them that way. It's all about ratings, and apparently, straight hard news is NOT where the viewership's heads are.

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Tinkrbl44 — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 19:52:39 GMT

On 2/17/2015 Melania2 said:
Lara is just a Pop news reporter so why does she get top billing like Robin and George?? Could it be because she's sleeping with one of the big wigs? (her husband) Say it isn't so...

Oh please ............. Just because YOU don't like Lara you think she must be sleeping with someone to get the top billing ???

Seriously ??

I can't believe women are still so quick to blame promotions on ""she must have slept with someone"" ...... how disappointing!

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Tinkrbl44 — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 19:57:47 GMT

On 2/17/2015 RainCityGirl said:
Lara and Amy have entirely different job descriptions. To me, most of the morning news shows have way too many extraneous items and very little hard news. It's apparently what the public wants. Lara does what she's supposed to do, but I certainly don't think she's a ditz. She's just not a hard news woman. I've watched her on HGTV, and I think she's very knowledgeable about antiques, collectibles, and their repurposing, which she herself does as a hobby. Today's "news" programs reflect the public's need for trivialities or they wouldn't format them that way. It's all about ratings, and apparently, straight hard news is NOT where the viewership's heads are.

VERY well stated ..... people complaining about Lara don't even understand the job descriptions, which, undoubtedly, also include likability, which is calculated in focus groups.

People also don't seem to consider that these morning shows are SUPPOSED to be lighthearted ... people are getting ready for work and don't need any "downers". These are not news programs.

Personally, I'm not crazy about Robin Roberts, but I guess she scores well in "likability" and that's what the producers want.