Gio Benitez, a Self-Professed ‘Space Geek,’ Gets Ready for Blast Off on ‘Good Morning America’
variety.comBrian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Gio Benitez is hoping to marry the two jobs he holds for ABC News. As the Disney unit’s transportation correspondent, he has been close to the recent movement into private space travel.
As a newly named co-anchor for the weekend edition of ABC’s “Good Morning America,” he will handle stories that draw out viewers’ emotions and attention.
He will continue to handle both roles. “I’m a space geek,” says Benitez, “and I get to still keep on doing it.” “I’ll tell you what he’s pitching,” says Simone Swink, the executive producer of ABC’s A.M.
flagship. “He wants to be the first civilian and journalist on whatever the first mission to Mars is. That will be our ongoing conversation for the next five years.” “One thing I love to do is I love to examine the human condition, and there are so many ways to do that and so many different stories.” says Benitez. “What I’m excited about is I’ll be able to stretch into that territory.” Viewers are going to hear a lot more from Benitez starting Saturday.
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