Weatherman Nearly Sends Cameraman Off Cliff!

Posted Apr 22nd 2009 1:42PM by TMZ Staff

Things got scary today on "Good Morning America" when a rappelling stunt in Great Falls, Va. went awry -- hurling weatherman Sam Champion sideways and almost sending an unharnessed cameraman into the drink.


Despite falling on his ass and knocking another guy into a bunch of rocks, Sam continued with the weather.

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"GMA's" Chris Cuomo Is a Cheap Date

Posted Mar 19th 2009 4:30PM by TMZ Staff

Sam Champion should have gone dutch -- because when it came time for his "GMA" co-anchor Chris Cuomo to buy the two of 'em shakes at an NY GNC, Cuomo went with "whatever's cheapest."

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GMA Signs New Weatherman Today

Posted Aug 22nd 2006 12:10PM by TMZ Staff

TMZ has learned New York TV personality Sam Champion will become the new "Weather Anchor" for ABC's "Good Morning America."

Sources say the deal will be inked today. Champion, who did the weather for WABC in New York for 19 years, will leave the station for the network gig beginning the first week in September. We're told Champion will do double duty for WABC on the 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts until the station finds a replacement.

Champion, the perennially boyish blond TV fixture, has been a fill-in weatherman countless times on GMA. He's also substituted for Regis and Larry King on their respective shows.

We're told GMA will make weather a significantly more important part of the show -- hence, Champion's new title, "Weather Anchor."

New York represents seven percent of the national TV market, and Champion's popularity makes this a big get for the Alphabet network.

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