Behind the scenes at GMA on 50th anniversary
NEW YORK (WLS) -- Since its debut in November 1975, Good Morning America has been a staple of American mornings and now it's broadcasting from a brand-new studio in Hudson Square for the first time.
Terrell Brown went behind the scenes in New York to see how a show that's half a century old still makes it feel brand new.
Inside Good Morning America, this is what you don't see on TV. The studio crew counting down. Cameras sliding into place.
Michael Strahan and Terrell talk live during their morning toss from Chicago, but until today, he's only ever heard Brown in his ear.
Michael: "We always talk, I don't get to see you..."
Terrell: "I know..."
Michael: "I don't get to see your face. You're much better looking than your voice. I'm messing with you, man."
Michael: "As you all in Chicago bring joy to the mornings, I'm so honored to be a little piece of it when I come in with my little snippet to tell you what's coming up on GMA. But I love you up there in Chicago."
In the main studio, there's the desk. This is where Ginger does weather, everything moves. Everything lights up. Everything is customizable. You don't even want to lean on a wall around here because it might move. The floor changes.
Terrell wasn't part of the show, but during a commercial break, a quick promo taping.
"When the everyday person has done something heroic and we have them here and their eyes are really big and we get a chance to talk to them and to thank them, those are the moments that really stand out to me," Robin Roberts said.
"Give them a slice of the wider world as well as maybe put a smile on their face," George Stephanopoulos said.
And just like that, it's all done.
