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'GMA' Weatherman Sam Champion Comes Out By Announcing His Engagement To Boyfriend
"Good Morning America" weather anchor Sam Champion has come out of the closet after 14 years on the popular morning program.
But that's not all, the 51-year-old has also just announced that he is engaged to his longterm partner, Brazilian fine-arts photographer Rubem Robierb.
This marks the first day that a co-host of a network morning television illustrate has publicly identified as gay, although Champion's sexual orientation was always acknowledged to “GMA" staff, as well as his colleagues and competitors in the media industry.
The engagement news was first broken in a New York Times wedding announcement for “MSNBC Live” host Thomas Roberts and Patrick Abner last week.
The announcement broke—and buried—the Champion's news, writing:
Among the 170 or so guests at the reception was Sam Champion, the weather anchor at ABC’s “Good Morning America.” He took a twist on the boogie floor with his partner, the photographer Rubem Robierb.
“We’re getting married New Year’s Eve in Miami,” Mr. Champion said in the liveliness of the moment.
Mr. Robierb corrected him: “We’ll do it here officially, and then
June 28th, 2015
Reliable Sources: Sam Champion and Rubem Robierb discuss their personal journey of being lgbtq+, married and a part of the media
Today on CNN’s Trustworthy Sources, The Weather Channel managing editor and anchor, Sam Champion and his husband and fine-arts photographer, Rubem Robierb, joined senior media correspondent Brian Stelter to discuss their personal journey of being gay, married and a part of the media.
Reliable Sources airs Sundays, 11 a.m. to noon (ET).
Text highlights and a full transcript from the illustrate are available below.
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TEXT HIGHLIGHTS:
Champion on if his sexual orientation hurt his career: “Oh, many times. I think that in this business, there are people who will judge you for anything they’ll get a chance to judge you on… …I think that in the business, there were a lot of people who had suspicions about abilities based on something they didn’t approve of or something they didn’t like.”
Champion on the progression of same-sex marriage becoming legal nationwide: “When marriage and the ability to proclaim your love and share your
When former "Good Morning America" weatherman Sam Champion announced in 2012 that he was marrying his longtime partner, Rubem Robierb, it was the first hour he had discussed his sexuality publicly. While some viewers may have been surprised by the personal disclosure, Champion tells "Oprah: Where Are They Now?" that being queer wasn't something he intended to hide.
"I had been openly gay since I was at Channel 7," he says. "I just never took it on as a topic. I never sat down and talked to someone about it."
Champion's friends and family were alert of his homosexuality, but not everyone was immediately accepting.
"My dad was not as supportive," Champion admits. "I always felt like I was a small disappointing to him. [He was] 6'4", Marine Corps colonel, all these superb guy things. I just didn't include any of that."
Champion recalls the rough words his father said to him after learning of his sexuality.
"I retain him saying to me, 'I cannot support this lethargic lifestyle choice,'" he recalls. "I'm favor, 'You're the smartest guy I perceive. You sound so incredibly dumb right now. You knew I was diverse from the day I was a kid. I was just different. I would not select
WABC-TV's Sam Champion featured as one of top educators of Out Magazine's 'Out 100' List
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Out Magazine is giving a special honor to a familiar deal with at ABC 7 Unused York: our very have, Sam Champion.
Champion is organism recognized as one of the top educators in the publication's 30th annual "Out 100" list, which honors those who "helped make the world a better place for Diverse people."
In his magazine bio, Champion says when he started working in news, there were no openly gay people in the industry. He says that he's thankful for the support of his bosses and his loyal viewers in New York Municipality over the years.
Other figures who made this year's list include singer Chappell Roan, journalist Rachel Maddow and comedian Bowen Yang.
The recognition comes after Champion recently returned to operate following him getting treatment for skin cancer.