BROADCAST DATE: Tuesday, December 9, 1986, ABC.
DESCRIPTION: "GOOD MORNING AMERICA" was launched in 1975. The show features news, talk, weather, and special interest stories. In the beginning it was hosted by David Hartman, joined by a sidekick co-host. Nancy Daussault and Sandy Hill were scripted as less than equal hosts. In 1980, Hill left the show and was replaced by Joan Lunden. Hartman and Lunden led the show through several seasons of success. Lynda Carter is interviewed and talks about "SECRETS TO THE PERFECT MAKE-UP".

	Series Run: November 3, 1975-Present. Broadcast Network: ABC. Time slot: 8:00 A.M. Host: DAVID HARTMAN. Co-Host: Joan Lunden. Newsanchors: Kathleen Sullivan, Steve Bell. Entertainment Editor: Chantal Westerman. Features Reporter: Ron Reagan. Animal Expert: Jack Expert. Correspondents: Linda Ellerbee, Erma Bombeck. Weatherman: Spencer Christian. Creators: Donald L. Perry, William F. Baker. Directors: Dan Funk, Roger Goodman, Bernard F. Basley. Writer: Bob Levitan. Executive Producers: Raymond J. Brune, George Merlis, Shelley Ross, Ben Sherwood.
EPISODE SYNOPSIS: We find Lynda talking about her new video "SECRETS TO THE PERFECT MAKE-UP", her marriage and life in Washington and the movie "STILLWATCH".

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			RUNNING TIME:	00:100:00 [120 minutes including commercials].
			VHS:	Not available on commercial video.
			DVD:	Not available on commercial video.
			INFO:	This is the first of LYNDA CARTER's appearances on "GOOD MORNING AMERICA".
			TRIVIA:	[•] In January 1975, ABC launched A.M. America in an attempt to compete with the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) network production of The Today Show hosted by Jim Hartz and Barbara Walters. ABC's show was hosted by Bill Beutel and Stephanie Edwards, with Peter Jennings reading the news. The show could not find an audience against The Today Show, so ABC started to look for a new approach. While looking around, they found that one of their affiliates, WEWS in Cleveland, was not broadcasting A.M. America but instead was airing a locally produced show called The Morning Exchange.
				[•] Unlike A.M. America and The Today Show, The Morning Exchange an easygoing and less dramatic approach by offering news and weather updates only at the top and bottom of every hour and used the rest of the time discussing general-interest/entertainment topics. The Morning Exchange also established a group of regular guests who were experts in certain fields such as health, entertainment, consumer affairs, travel, etc. Also unlike both the NBC and ABC shows, The Morning Exchange was not broadcast from a newsroom set but instead one that resembled a suburban living room.
				[•] The show's title comes from the chorus of the Steve Goodman song "City of New Orleans".

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