Good Morning America's weekend hosts are bidding farewell to one of their own this Sunday, as Gio Benitez took to social media to reveal with a new photo.
The 37-year-old GMA Weekends anchor shared the news that their longtime showrunner, Shaun Francis, was leaving the team to take on an exciting new role with the ABC News network.
He posted a photograph from the farewell party for Shaun, posing alongside his cake with his co-anchor Janai Norman, meteorologist Somara Theodore, EP Simone Swink, and ABC News president Kim Godwin.
Gio wrote: "A bittersweet morning at GMA Saturday and Sunday as our incredibly talented show-runner @shaunmtfrancis takes on an exciting new role at @abcnews. Congratulations, Shaun! (The missing piece of cake is Janai's, obviously)."
Sam Champion added an applause emoji, while FOX anchor Kenneth Moton commented: "Congrats to the incredible @shaunmtfrancis! (and obviously on the missing cake piece)."
Gio's husband Tommy DiDario added: "Happy trails!" while Somara joked: "Don't go, I need those time cues."
© InstagramThe GMA Weekends line-up has settled into a consistent groove since this past May, when Gio was announced as a new co-anchor alongside Janai and Whit, taking over for Eva Pilgrim as she became co-anchor of GMA3: What You Need to Know.
Gio stated at the time: "I'm filled with so much gratitude and I can't help but think of my grandparents right now. They fled communist Cuba with nothing but the clothing on their backs and the small children who would become my parents.
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"The idea that I get to sit on the desk which quite literally bears the name of the country that gave them so much hope – well, that simply brings me to tears every time I think about it."
© InstagramEva and DeMarco Morgan stepped into the GMA3 roles alongside Dr. Jennifer Ashton in the wake of Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes' departure from the show after their affair was made public.
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Somara, meanwhile, joined the ABC News team in March, the newest addition to the meteorology team alongside Ginger Zee, Rob Marciano, and more.
© Getty ImagesShe was named the chief meteorologist for GMA Weekends when Rob announced that he would be taking a step back to focus on forecasts for the weekdays and other ABC platforms.
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Rob said in his own statement: "I always dreamed of working for this network as a kid, and my children are equally psyched that I will now be home most weekends! I'll continue doing what I'm doing, contributing across all ABC shows and platforms Mon-Fri, while getting more quality time with my kiddos on the weekends.
© Getty Images"My thanks to the bosses who listened and made this work-life balance possible. I'm also grateful for an exciting new project with NatGeo that has me exploring some very very cool stuff… more to come!"
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