News about Gio Benitez

Since lovers Amy Robach and TJ Holmes were fired, ABC revealed two new co-anchors for GMA3

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 11, 2023
Eva Pilgrim and DeMarco Morgan will co-anchor the afternoon segment GMA3 - which airs in the network's third hour. They will be joined by Dr. Jen Ashton, who has been on the show since 2020. After DailyMail.com revealed that both the married co-anchors were lovers, Robach, 50, and Holmes, 45, were officially banned from ABC's airwaves in January. Pilgrim and Morgan are among the anchors who have filled in over the past six months. Since being a reporter for the show since last year, Pilgrim has been hosting the weekend version of GMA, although Morgan has been a reporter for the show since last year. Gio Benitez, ABC's transportation reporter, will appear in GMA's weekend edition as the nation's new co-anchor alongside Whit Johnson and Janai Norman. 'I am incredibly proud of the reporting Eva, DeMarco, and Gio have done,' ABC News president Kim Godwin said in a memo to staff on Thursday. They work with Whit, Janai, and Dr. Jen, who have steadfast dedication to exciting, straightforward journalism which has been integral to their respective departments.'

On Good Morning America, Janai Norman announces that she is expecting her third child live

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 30, 2023
On Sunday, Janai Norman had her own breaking news to share on Good Morning America. The anchor, 33, was reporting the Play of the Day segment at the end of the broadcast when she appeared to be talking about her educational show Oh, Baby! We're talking about baby animals of all sorts on the show, but this one is actually about our favorite breeds of babies, right, human babies.'

Dax Tejera's widow is seen outside a Maryland home

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 16, 2023
Veronica Tejera, a 33-year-old widow, was photographed by DailyMail.com leaving her Maryland home this week and running errands. Dax, 37, died in a New York restaurant in December after she and Veronica left their two baby girls in a hotel room. If she's found guilty of child endangerment allegations, Veronica could face up to one year in jail or three years probation.

Dax Tejera, an ABC producer, died after coughing due to 'acute alcohol intoxication.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 8, 2023
A high-flying ABC news producer who died outside a Manhattan steakhouse after enjoying a meal with his wife and their children in a hotel room choked to death when inebriated. Dax Tejera, 37, died two days before Christmas while spending the holidays in New York City with his family. Veronica Tejera, the couple's wife, was arrested on child endangerment charges after it was discovered that the couple had left their children, aged two years old and five months old, in a hotel room just hours later. The couple, who were staying at the exclusive Yale Club, dined dinner at Bobby Van's restaurant on Park Avenue. Tejera's death was announced by ABC News President Kim Godwin, who said he died suddenly of a heart attack.' Tejera choked on food due to being intoxicated, according to the New York City's Office of Chief Medical Examiner. The official cause of death was given as "asphyxia as a result of airway blockage by food bolus, which causes acute alcohol intoxication."

ABC News producer Dax Tejera's widow says she WAS monitoring her children in NYC hotel before arrest

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 3, 2023
As she went to the hospital with her dying husband, ABC News producer Dax Tejera, who was arrested on child endangerment charges just hours after he died of a heart attack two days before Christmas, said she was watching her young children. On December 23, police arrested Veronica Tejera by NYPD officers on two charges of 'acting in a manner injurious to a child.' Tejera said in a tweet that after her husband died on the 23rd, she helped him get to the hospital by ambulance.'

After he died, Dax Tejera's widow was arrested on child endangerment charges

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 2, 2023
It has been reported that the wife of late ABC News producer Dax Tejera was arrested on child endangerment charges just hours after he died of a heart attack two days before Christmas. After her husband died as a result of a heart attack in New York, Veronica Tejera was arrested by NYPD officers and charged with two counts of'acting in a manner injurious to a child.' At 50 Vanderbilt Avenue in Manhattan, home of the members-only Yale Club hotel, a 911 call was received at 11 p.m. for 'unattended children'. They discovered that a 2-year-old female and a 5-month-old female were left alone in a hotel room for a long time.' The children were not identified by police, but their ages were the same as their Tejeras' daughters. According to police, Veronica Tejera was issued a desk ticket that will require her to appear in court at a future date.

Dax Tejera, a 37-year-old producer for ABC This Week, died after a heart attack

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 25, 2022
Dax Tejera, a married father-of-two and Executive Producer of ABC's This Week, died after suffering a heart attack on December 23, according to ABC News President Kim Godwin in a memo sent to employees on Christmas Eve. Tejera appeared on television before starting at NBC. Gio Benitez was one of his coworkers who paid tribute to him on Saturday.

Since the affair was revealed, T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach are taken off air

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 5, 2022
Following T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach's report exposing their affair, ABC's T.J. Holmes and Gio Benitez's affair was taken off air at ABC.com. According to DaiyMail.com, Stephanie Ramos and Gio Benitez will host GMA3 this week, while ABC can decide how they should handle it. A source said, 'There's a lot of confusion within.' Kim [Godwin], the ABC News executive, has taken them off the air as they deal with this internally.'