If you normally sleep in on weekends you are going to want to rearrange your schedule.
Good Morning America has elevated ABC News correspondent Gio Benitez to the morning show’s permanent weekend co-anchor and his first episode airs this Saturday.
So if you’re planning to stay out late, you better set that alarm for 7am so you can rise to Benitez’s handsome face delivering the latest news on both Saturdays and Sundays. He’ll join the program’s current co-anchors Whit Johnson and Janai Norman.
“One thing I love to do is I love to examine the human condition, and there are so many ways to do that and so many different stories.” Benitez said to Variety about his promotion. “What I’m excited about is I’ll be able to stretch into that territory.”
In addition to his GMA duties, the 37-year-old will continue being the transportation correspondent for ABC News, where, since 2020, he’s been closely tracking the aviation, auto, and rail industry, and the recent uptick in private space travel.
“I’m a space geek and I get to still keep on doing it,” Benitez added.
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The investigative journalist has been with ABC News since 2013, where he covered the Pulse nightclub shooting, drug lord El Chapo’s escape from a Mexican prison, and the Boston Marathon bombing, among others.
In his personal life, Benitez has been married to Extra TV correspondent Tommy DiDario since 2016.
While the two make one very attractive duo, DiDario upped the adorable factor by gushing over his husband’s new gig.
“The moment @giobenitez signed his contract to become the new Co-anchor of @GMA Saturday and Sunday,” DiDario captioned a photo of Benitez. “It’s been hard keeping this secret because I’ve been bursting with pride. The size of your talent is matched by the size of your heart. Congratulations, my anchorman.” Swoon!
A child of Cuban immigrants, Benitez was born and raised in Miami, Florida. And his ascension to the anchor desk of Good Morning American had him reflecting on the deeper meaning of his promotion in the context of his family’s early struggles.
“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,” he shared in an Instagram post. “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.”
Talented, handsome, and in touch with his feelings? Could Benitez be any dreamier?!
So do yourself a favor and set your alarm – or at least your DVR – to catch Benitez on GMA this weekend and take in more of his charming good looks from his social snaps here:
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They’re some of the first and the last people you see before you go to bed and when you wake up.
abfab
Ahhhh, Paris! Nice exposé .
Diplomat
That is one fkng hot couple. Talk about easy on the eyes.
abfab
The Playboy chimes in.
Diplomat
Playing with boys: a specialty. 😉
Toofie
That’s great for him! Very likable presence on GMA.
Matthewnow
So let’s all choose someone based on attractiveness and not capabilities. Do you choose your doctor because he’s cute? Grow up Queerty.
stanpaske
Bitter much? Let’s see them in 20 years.
dbmcvey
Did you miss the part about his entire career as a reporter? Matthew, get some therapy, more beyond the bitterness and grow up.
Bengali
Seriously? Gio’s a great reporter who was not chosen by his looks or sexuality. He’s amazing at what he does. I’m sorry you’re still working at the DOLLAR STORE OUTLET. Don’t take away the steam of others just becuse you’re dissatisfied with your own life.
nm4047
when I go for my weekly prostate examine I do.
dbmcvey
Very cool! Congratulations.
SELA Rising
Leg Shavers… enough said.
I don’t get off on armpits or hairy men, but I do expect men to be natural… anything else is a bit high maintenance.
I mean these guys are in the entertainment business so I understand why they do it, but its just weird when men shave their legs, arms, pits, chest.
Every pot has its lid, and they found eachother, so good for them and good for their careers.
SDR94103
nobody cares what you like, Blanche.
Bengali
Dear QueerTY reporter – maybe take a refresher course in proofing before you post. It’s not called GOOD MORNING AMERICAN. I mean, jesus christ.
abfab
Oh, please.
MANSUMM
A lot of pecs and guns in that family. And I ain’t complaining!
Pietro D
First off I’d don’t care if he was reporting NUDE….. this sick type advertising for a gay dude’s show is off bounds. The dumb ass things you ask us to do? U can’t be legit in any way about this puerile nonsense you so liberally spread about like manure over a lawn!
Well, in any case, there was a photo of a cute child on a sandy beach. He was worth reading the rest of the garbage.
dbmcvey
Yeah, it’s totally off bounds that this site about LGBTQ+ people would do a story about a gay journalist! What is this site coming to?
winemaker
En Espanol, diciremos este acerca de Geo Benitez: el nacia aqui en los Estados Unidos de padres cuyos padres, los abuelos de Geo, desertian cuba communista! .English translatron: Geo Benitez and his parents were born here after his grandparents escaped communist cuba. Only in America can happen what’s happened to this young man and if his abuelos had stayed in cuba, God knows where he’d be The sad thing there are people here who think communism’s so great and want America to become a communist country. Not to get political, but there’re millions here that will do anything to prevent this filth from destroying America
abfab
….while you destroy America. It’s unfortunate that freedom of speech also applies to you.
dbmcvey
So, you’re against Ron DeSantis. Fascism is as dangerous as communism.
Also, you don’t have a lot of people working for communism. Socialism is a different story.
abfab
Imagine all the red states doing away with Socialism. Imagine the chaos. The contractors (the lowest bidders) they would have to search for and hire to:
-do their municiple plumbing
-repair their roads
-deliver their mail
-put out wild fires
-put out house fires
-hire a well armed Militia
-police the streets
-educate their children when home schooling becomes intolerable
-thier very own Coast Guard
-THE LARGEST AND MOST USELESS MILITARY
-private contractors building the southern border wall
Watch them fall apart when these parts ( a very limited list) of SOCIALISM are taken away from the Red States.