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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 lover, Brazilian fine-arts photographer Rubem Robierb.
This marks the first time that a co-host of a network morning television show has publicly identified as gay, although Champion's sexual orientation was always known 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 shift on the dance 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 perform it here officially, and then
June 28th, 2015
Reliable Sources: Sam Champion and Rubem Robierb discuss their personal journey of being gay, married and a part of the media
Today on CNN’s Reliable Sources, The Weather Channel managing editor and anchor, Sam Champion and his husband and fine-arts photographer, Rubem Robierb, connected senior media correspondent Brian Stelter to discuss their personal journey of existence gay, married and a part of the media.
Reliable Sources airs Sundays, 11 a.m. to noon (ET).
Text highlights and a complete transcript from the display are available below.
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TEXT HIGHLIGHTS:
Champion on if his sexual orientation hurt his career: “Oh, many times. I deliberate 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 endorse 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 passion and share your
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 Fresh York: our very retain, 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 Queer 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 Metropolis 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 perform following him getting treatment for skin cancer.
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When former "Good Morning America" weatherman Sam Champion announced in 2012 that he was marrying his longtime partner, Rubem Robierb, it was the first age 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 gay 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 aware of his homosexuality, but not everyone was immediately accepting.
"My dad was not as supportive," Champion admits. "I always felt like I was a little disappointing to him. [He was] 6'4", Marine Corps colonel, all these great guy things. I just didn't have any of that."
Champion recalls the harsh words his father said to him after learning of his sexuality.
"I remember him saying to me, 'I cannot help this lazy lifestyle choice,'" he recalls. "I'm favor, 'You're the smartest guy I know. You sound so incredibly dumb right now. You knew I was different from the time I was a kid. I was just different. I would not choose
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