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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Meet James Longman — the handsome gay TV anchor on ABC
Write this down! James Longman serves as the Chief International Correspondent for ABC News and he's now tackling hosting responsibilities on the new Disney+ series What You Need to Know. "People are under siege from information from all sides. Often, it feels like there's just so much out there, so what we're trying to do is curate it in under 10 minutes so every morning you can get up to speed with exactly what you need to know," Longman tells PRIDE. Longman is bringing more crucial LGBTQ+ representation to mainstream news media. The TV host proudly shows off his loving relationship with his husband, Alex Brannan, despite political unrest for the queer community across the globe. "Most countries in the world, it is illegal or very difficult to be gay culturally or legally. It feels good to know that there are kids out there watching who are having a difficult time with it, who think to themselves, well maybe life life might not be so difficult." The broadcaster hopes to inspire up-and-coming gay journalists who may be a bit intimidated by anti-LGBTQ+ legislation ramping up around the world. "I can be in a foreign country where it's not okay to be gay and I will just play along with questions about whether or not I'm married to a woman or if I'm planning to have children anytime soon. It doesn't affect me in any way. It doesn't mean that I can't live the life that I want to live in my own home and online." What You Need to Know is streaming now on Disney+. To see the full interview with James Longman, check out the video at the top of the page. This article originally appeared on Pride: Meet James Longman — the handsome gay TV anchor on ABC
Los Angeles Times
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Rachel Scott and James Longman will co-anchor a daily ABC News streaming program for Disney +
The news is coming to Disney +. Starting July 21, the streaming service will offer its first original program from ABC News with senior political correspondent Rachel Scott and international correspondent James Longman as co-anchors. The short-form program, called 'What You Need To Know,' will be taped each morning and made available to Disney + users on demand starting at 6 a.m. Eastern, ABC News announced Monday. The title was originally used for the ABC television network's afternoon edition of 'Good Morning America,' now known as 'GMA 3.' The new program is another opportunity for ABC News to reach younger consumers who have abandoned traditional TV for streaming. The news division has its own 24-hour free streaming service, ABC News Live. 'This new effort expands ABC News' significant footprint on Disney+, allowing us to reach and connect with new and diverse audiences,' ABC News President Almin Karamehmedovic said in a statement. The program will be a quick-paced compendium with short segments that range from 'breaking headlines and the day's biggest stories to entertainment buzz and viral videos.' 'What You Need to Know' will be the first network anchor role for Scott, a Los Angeles native and rising star within ABC News. Scott, 32, raised her profile during the 2024 presidential campaign when she delivered tough questioning to President Trump at the National Assn. of Black Journalists' convention in Chicago. The appearance led to death threats against Scott, who needed security in the days that followed. Scott was also honored by the White House Correspondents Assn. for her coverage of the assassination attempt on Trump in Butler, Pa. Longman, 38, has been a foreign correspondent for ABC News since 2017. He will co-anchor 'What You Need to Know' from London, where he is based. Longman, who is gay, has reported on the challenges facing LGBTQ+ people in oppressive regimes around the world. He recently wrote a memoir, 'The Inherited Mind,' which traces the history of mental illness in his family.
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
ABC News to Launch Daily Short-Form News Program on Disney+, ‘What You Need to Know'
Disney+ is getting into the news business. Starting later this month, the streamer will launch a daily short-form news program produced by ABC News called 'What You Need to Know.' Anchored by James Longman and Rachel Scott, each episode of the show will launch at 6 a.m. on weekdays and will run 8-10 minutes in length as Longman and Scott recap the biggest news headlines. Each episode will be available to stream for 24 hours until the next new episode comes online. More from TheWrap ABC News to Launch Daily Short-Form News Program on Disney+, 'What You Need to Know' 'Love Island USA' Season 7 Winners Revealed: Which Couple Won the $100,000 Prize? 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' Star Julia Garner Schools Critics of Silver Surfer 'Genderswap' – Because Duh, It Isn't One JD Vance Met With Protestors, Boos and Some Cheers During Disneyland Vacation | Video 'This new effort expands ABC News' significant footprint on Disney+, allowing us to reach and connect with new and diverse audiences,' Almin Karamehmedovic, president of ABC News, said in a statement. More to come… The post ABC News to Launch Daily Short-Form News Program on Disney+, 'What You Need to Know' appeared first on TheWrap.
ITV News
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- ITV News
Amanda Knox says her kids play 'mummy in jail' games and she wants to grieve with Meredith's family
Amanda Knox has told ITV News' What You Need To Know podcast her children now reenact being "mummy in prison" in Italy, as she opened up on the challenges of parenting in the shadow of public a deeply personal conversation with host Lucy Watson, the American also revealed she wants to visit Meredith Kercher's grave and grieve with the Kercher family, who she has still never met. And she explained how her release from prison after being exonerated for the British student's 2007 murder in Perugia did not mark the end of her ordeal, but the beginning of a lifelong struggle to reclaim her identity and freedom. On explaining her past to her children: "I believe that to be the best parent that I can be, I need to be transparent and I need to be age appropriately honest. They are a bit little at the moment. "So. I'm not going to talk to them about the gruesome details of this experience. Not just of what happened to Meredith, but also what happened to me; the really, really bad things that happened to me in prison or that have happened to me since, as a consequence of everything that happened."But what I can say is that 'when mummy was young, mummy went to go study in a foreign country, and it was beautiful. And she made friends. And then out of the blue, someone hurt her friend really badly. And they thought mummy hurt her friend. And so they put mummy in jail. And then mummy had to prove that she was innocent, and she got out of prison and she's gone on with her life. She met Papa, she had you, The End, basically.'" On how her daughter now plays 'mummy in prison' games: "At this point, it's really simple because three-year-olds have the attention span that they have. But it's been really interesting seeing her process that because to her stories are games. And she'll now want to play 'mummy goes to Italy with me'. "So she'll have me reenact being behind prison bars or she'll pretend to be mummy. Like if we see a playground where they have the bars, she'll be like, 'oh look, I'm mummy in prison.' She is processing the way children process things, which is through play." On life after prison: "I discovered, upon being released from prison, that I did not get to go back to being an anonymous person, that I was forever branded the girl accused of murder. My very identity had become wrapped up and mixed together with the death of my friend."What does it mean to be free is something that I have spent my entire adult life contemplating, having had my freedom stolen from me." On not being able to speak to Meredith Kercher's family: "I've literally never had access to Meredith's family, ever. I've never met them. They don't know who I am, and they only know me through the worst context possible."However, what I will say is that it is not uncommon in cases of wrongful conviction for family members of the first and primary victim to hang on to this sense of assuming guilt of the exonerated person, thinking that they wouldn't have been accused in the first place if they weren't actually, you know, in some way guilty of something."But I think the other thing that Meredith's family is grappling with is the fact that this case spiraled out of control very quickly and discerning the truth about what happened to Meredith very, very quickly became secondary to the scandalous narrative that was unfolding about the case and the vilification of me."And I think one of their complaints that I 100% agree with is that when people think of this case, they don't remember Meredith's name, they remember mine. They don't even remember the murderer's name, they remember mine. And if this case had been investigated and prosecuted and written about publicly properly, no one would ever know who I was. It 100% bothers me [some people still don't think I'm innocent]. It very much bothers me.""The thing that I wish that I still had in my life was the opportunity to grieve her, to visit her grave and to grieve her and to share those moments with her family. And to share in that grief because I think, even more than me, a life defining tragedy happened to them." Asked what she would say to the family, she said: "I want to grieve with you. And you know it's not fair what happened. It's not. And I understand why. It feels like you never got justice for her because you didn't. And I care about that."Knox also addresses the lingering doubts about her innocence, the legal ambiguity that continues to fuel public scepticism and why Monica Lewinsky's guidance has helped her to come to terms the media focus on her life.
ITV News
09-06-2025
- Science
- ITV News
Why is Boaty McBoatface in Antarctica, and how does its mission affect us?
Throughout his journey to Antarctica, Martin Stew will be joining the What You Need To Know podcast team to document the the latest episode, Lucy Watson talks to Martin in his first week as he joins the team of scientists on their vital research mission on the so-called Boaty McBoatface - or the Sir David Attenborough. Making history as the first British journalist to go this far south in polar winter, Martin describes the incredible, but also alarming, change unfolding around him. He also tells of the scientists' hope that the grim prognosis for our planet can be turned around.
