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Former ABC executive Bob Shanks, who helped create Good Morning America and 20/20, dies at 88

Posted by Norman Weiss
Saturday 10/17/20 at 3:41AM EDT
  • The New York Times

    Shanks, then an ABC vice president, helped launch GMA in 1975 as a competitor to NBC's Today show and 20/20 in response to 60 Minutes' success in 1978. He's also responsible for ABC News' hiring of Geraldo Rivera.

    TOPICS: Good Morning America, ABC, 20/20, Bob Shanks, ABC News, Obits


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