Mike Piazza: Nowhere in Sight

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One of the cuter urban legends here in Gotham was the one where Mike Piazza and Sam Champion are boyfriends. Not a bad fantasy at all, especially when one notices Sam in his jeans on those busy streets. It all came back as ABC-TV made this announcement:

From: Westin, David L.

Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:32 PM

To: #ABCTV News ALL

Cc: Sweeney, Anne X.

Subject: Sam Champion

I am happy to announce that starting September 5th, Sam Champion of WABC-TV will join the GMA family as our new weather anchor. Sam will also serve as weather editor of ABC News. Sam is an excellent forecaster with years of experience on a wide range of weather stories. He will be based in NYC at our Times Square Studios but expect to see him reporting on weather for various broadcasts. His professionalism, warmth, and humor make him an ideal addition to our now complete morning team. I would also like to thank Mike Barz, who has been doing a wonderful job as our interim weatherman. Mike will continue to contribute to GMA as a feature correspondent. With our weekend team of Bill, Kate, Ron, and Marysol, and our weekday lineup of Diane, Robin, Chris, and now Sam, GMA is in great shape for a very competitive fall. Please join me in congratulating Sam and welcoming him to ABC News.

Well in one way the atmosphere just improved with the ascendancy of Mr Champion as ABC-TV got a bit more gay friendly.

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