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"It&amp;apos;s been a good morning, indeed, for Good Morning America&amp;apos;s Lara Spencer. The lifestyles anchor has been promoted to GMA co-host, and will now hold the same title as Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos, ABC News chief James Goldston told the staff on Friday, April 18.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;A key member of our on-air team, Lara Spencer, rejoined ABC three years ago &amp;#x2014; bringing her style, humor, sunny confidence, wonderful journalism, and storytelling to GMA,&amp;quot; Goldston wrote in a memo. &amp;quot;Lara is clearly an essential ingredient in the success we have enjoyed, and I am so pleased to announce that Lara has been elevated to co-host of the program along with Robin and George.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nGoldston&amp;apos;s memo also praised Roberts, whom he called &amp;quot;the captain&amp;quot; of the group and &amp;quot;the heart of GMA,&amp;quot; and veteran newsman Stephanopoulos, who has &amp;quot;a work ethic that&amp;apos;s unmatched.&amp;quot; Spencer will help round out the team.\r\n&amp;quot;I remain in awe of the entire staff at GMA,&amp;quot; Goldston shared. &amp;quot;I could not be more excited and honored to work with this stellar team. Your dedication and passion are unmatched and I look forward to reaching great new heights alongside all of you.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nSpencer&amp;apos;s promotion is just the latest in a long line of changes at ABC&amp;apos;s morning show. Earlier this month, Live! With Kelly and Michael co-host Michael Strahan joined GMA as a part-time contributor, following former anchor Josh Elliott&amp;apos;s departure for NBC Sports. And in December, weatherman Sam Champion left to take a position at the Weather Channel."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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