Sam Champion gets emotional 'Good Morning America' send-off on last telecast after 25 years at ABC
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Outgoing ‘GMA’ meteorologist Sam Champion celebrates his last day on
ABC after 25 years with co-workers Josh Elliott and Robin Roberts in an
emotional send-off Wednesday.
On his last day as the weatherman on "Good Morning America," Sam
Champion did everything but call himself the luckiest man on the face of
the Earth.
Champion is leaving the top-rated morning show to launch a new morning show early next year at The Weather Channel.
RELATED: SAM CHAMPION LEAVING ABC FOR THE WEATHER CHANNEL
Wednesday was his last day on "GMA," and it included a handoff of the "ceremonial galoshes" to his successor, Ginger Zee.
Since Zee was in Denver, reporting on the cold snap there, some camera trickery was involved. Champion made the "toss" from his seat in New York and a pair of galoshes jumped into Zee's hands in Denver.
RELATED: CLOUDY WEATHER AHEAD FOR SAM CHAMPION
With an arm like that, forget The Weather Channel. Champion could get six years and $150 million from the Yankees.
The "GMA" team had already acknowledged Champion's departure on Tuesday, and the glowing tributes continued Wednesday.
RELATED: AND NOW, GINGER ZEE WITH THE WEATHER
Colleague Josh Elliott also led Champion out to say goodbye to the crowds outside the "GMA" studio.
Champion worked the line, saying hello to a birthday gal and telling another woman he should just stay outside and warm up everyone's hands.
RELATED: AND NOW, GINGER ZEE WITH THE WEATHER
He also got a round of applause outside, and the result was that his
last weather report ended with Champion quickly telling viewers to just
look at the map.
The "GMA" team and Champion competed throughout the show to pay greater compliments to each other.
Champion called Zee "the very, very best," and she replied that she had been "honored and humbled" to work with him.
He prefaced the galoshes handoff with a knowing reference to "where we go" as meteorologists.
Champion is leaving the top-rated morning show to launch a new morning show early next year at The Weather Channel.
RELATED: SAM CHAMPION LEAVING ABC FOR THE WEATHER CHANNEL
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Sam Champion is heading to The Weather Channel to start up a new morning show.
Since Zee was in Denver, reporting on the cold snap there, some camera trickery was involved. Champion made the "toss" from his seat in New York and a pair of galoshes jumped into Zee's hands in Denver.
RELATED: CLOUDY WEATHER AHEAD FOR SAM CHAMPION
Fred Lee/ABC
Sam Champion gets a cake as part of his send-off from ‘GMA’ cohorts Robin Roberts, Lara Spencer, Josh Elliott and George Stephanopoulos on Wednesday.
The "GMA" team had already acknowledged Champion's departure on Tuesday, and the glowing tributes continued Wednesday.
RELATED: AND NOW, GINGER ZEE WITH THE WEATHER
Fred Lee/ABC
Champion poses with Spencer and a producer for a selfie.
Champion worked the line, saying hello to a birthday gal and telling another woman he should just stay outside and warm up everyone's hands.
RELATED: AND NOW, GINGER ZEE WITH THE WEATHER
Fred Lee/ABC
An emotional Champion gets a hug from Stephanopoulos and Spencer.
The "GMA" team and Champion competed throughout the show to pay greater compliments to each other.
Champion called Zee "the very, very best," and she replied that she had been "honored and humbled" to work with him.
He prefaced the galoshes handoff with a knowing reference to "where we go" as meteorologists.
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