1975: Good Morning America and the Ratings War

ABC's counter-programming gamble — news with a soft touch, launched November 3, 1975 with David Hartman: the affiliate-tape record, the Bryant Gumbel CBS line, and 50 years of the war with TODAY.

Playlist by @morning_show_birth

13 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. The First ‘Good Morning, America’: David Hartman Looks Back | GMA — Good Morning America
2. David Hartman, the 1st anchor of ‘GMA,’ looks back at 'GMA's' early years — Good Morning America
3. David Hartman/Good Morning America/country needs leadership! — Eileen Prose
4. KABC-7 Nov-14-1975 Good Morning America — Obsolete Video
5. CBS Morning News - 1979-01-09 — malgent
6. Celebrating 50 years of "Good Morning America" on ABC — ABC News
7. Anchors past and present talk about the legacy of 'GMA' — Good Morning America
8. 'Good Morning America' gets special studio dedication on 50th anniversary — Good Morning America
9. Taylor Swift to Beyoncé: Our favorite 'GMA' live performances over 50 years — Good Morning America
10. Gma Co-Anchors Reflect On The Show's 40-Year Legacy | Entertainment Weekly — Entertainment Weekly
11. Good Morning, Chaos! The 8 Wildest Moments of GMA — Page Six
12. CBS This Morning (2012) — charpennes2962
13. Bryant Gumbel at CBS - Saturday Night Live — Saturday Night Live