David Hartman (TV personality)

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David Hartman
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Hartman at the Society of Experimental Test Pilots banquet in 2002
Born
David Downs Hartman

(1935-05-19) May 19, 1935 (age 89)
Occupation(s)Actor
Broadcaster
Years active1964–present
Spouse(s)Maureen Downey (1974–1997) (her death)
Mary Clark Putman (2001–present)

David Downs Hartman (born May 19, 1935) is an American journalist and media host who began his media career as an actor. He currently anchors and hosts documentary programs on History and PBS. Hartman is best known as the first host of ABC's Good Morning America , from 1975 to 1987. As an actor, he starred in the 1970s as a young resident, Dr. Paul Hunter, on The Bold Ones: The New Doctors and as a teacher in the series Lucas Tanner . He acted in the 1973 TV movie remake of Miracle on 34th Street .

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Early life

Hartman was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the son of Fannie Rodman (Downs) and Cyril Baldwin Hartman. [1] [ non-tertiary source needed ]

Acting career (1964–1975)

Hartman appeared in two Broadway shows; the original Hello, Dolly! in 1964, and The Yearling (1965). After working in films such as the Doris Day comedy The Ballad of Josie (1967), Nobody's Perfect (1968), and Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? (1968) with Phyllis Diller, he refocused on television. He appeared in The Virginian in 1969 and won attention as a dedicated doctor on The Bold Ones: The New Doctors , earning a nomination for a Golden Globe award. Hartman played a lead role alongside Hal Linden in the industrial musical Diesel Dazzle (1966). [2]

News and broadcasting career (1975–present)

On November 3, 1975, Hartman became the original male co-host of ABC's renamed morning news show, Good Morning America (1975–1987). During his 11 years as a co-host, GMA would often be the highest-rated morning news program on network television. Although Hartman did not have a journalism background, he professionally conducted more than 12,000 interviews during his time on the show. [3]

Hartman usually closed each Good Morning America broadcast with the same benediction: "Make it a good day today." [4] In a statement that Hartman prepared for the 30th anniversary GMA broadcast in 2005, he explained, "My daily sign-off line, 'Make it a good day today,' reflected 'GMA's' values and the belief that each of us can affect our lives in a positive way, that our program was, we hoped, a public service." [5]

Hartman has been an anchor and host of a series of documentaries on the Discovery Channel and PBS member station WNET in New York City. Produced by James Nicoloro, the PBS documentaries are a series of "Walk Through" documentaries about various communities around New York City, which include A Walk Down 42nd Street (August 1998), A Walk Up Broadway (March 1999), A Walk Through Harlem (December 1999), [6] A Walk Around Brooklyn with David Hartman and Historian Barry Lewis (2000), [7] A Walk Through Greenwich Village (2001), A Walk Through Central Park (2001), A Walk Through Newark (2002), [8] A Walk Through Hoboken (2003), [9] A Walk Through Queens (2004), [10] A Walk Through the Bronx (2005), [11] and A Walk Around Staten Island (2007). [12]

Hartman was the 2017 recipient of the National Association of Broadcasters Distinguished Service Award. [13]

Personal life

Hartman was married to Maureen Downey from 1974 until her death on September 17, 1997. In 2001, he married Mary Clark Putman, a widowed homemaker. [14]

Filmography

Films
TitleRoleDirectorYearNotes #
The Ballad of Josie Sheriff Fonse Pruitt Andrew V. McLaglen 1967Theatrical release
Nobody's Perfect Boats McCafferty Alan Rafkin 1968Theatrical release
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? Constable Don Weis 1968Theatrical release
The Virginian (TV series) David Sutton Charles S. Dubin 19681968-1969 complete saison 7 (26 episodes)
The Feminist and the Fuzz Officer Jerry Frazer Jerry Paris 1971Made for television
I Love a Mystery Doc Long Leslie Stevens 1973Made for television; filmed in 1966, shelved until 1973
You'll Never See Me AgainNed Bilss Jeannot Szwarc 1973Made for television
Miracle on 34th Street Bill Schaffner Fielder Cook 1973Made for television
The Island at the Top of the World Prof. Ivarsson Robert Stevenson 1974Theatrical release

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References

  1. "Hartman, David D. 1935– | Encyclopedia.com".
  2. "David Hartman Discography : CastAlbums.org". castalbums.org. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  3. "40 Years Later, David Hartman on the Birth of 'Good Morning America'". 6 July 2015.
  4. BBC-TV "Breakfast Time," January 17, 1983 (premiere broadcast, greetings from David Hartman and Joan Lunden).
  5. 'GMA' Family Members Reminisce, Nov. 3, 2005, ABCNews.go.com.
  6. "A Walk Through Harlem". thirteen.org. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  7. "A Walk Around Brooklyn". thirteen.org. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  8. "A Walk Through Newark". thirteen.org. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  9. "A Walk Through Hoboken". thirteen.org. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  10. "A Walk Through Queens". thirteen.org. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  11. "A Walk Through the Bronx". thirteen.org. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  12. "A Walk Around Staten Island". thirteen.org. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  13. Broadcasters, National Association of. "NAB Awards | Past Award Recipients". National Association of Broadcasters. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  14. "Where Are They Now? David Hartman". adweek.com. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-03.
  15. IMDb - David Hartman (II), Filmography
Preceded by
Position inaugurated
Good Morning America co-host
November 3, 1975–February 20, 1987
with Nancy Dussault from 1975 to 1977, with Sandy Hill from 1977 to 1980, and with Joan Lunden from 1980 to 1987
Succeeded by
Charles Gibson and Joan Lunden