David Hartman Biography

Fast Facts

• Attended Mount Hermon School in Rhode Island with a desire to play professional baseball but turned down a baseball scholarship to attend Duke University, majoring in economics
• After graduating from Duke University, served as an officer in the U․S․ Air Force, was a supply officer at Dow AFB in Main and acted in the city's musicals, including "Oklahoma!"
• Appeared in Broadway shows "Hello, Dolly!" and "The Yearling" before working in film and focusing on TV, playing the dedicated doctor on "The Bold Ones: The New Doctors," along with TV series' "The Virginian" and "Marcus Welby, M․D․"
• Best known as the first host of ABC's "Good Morning America․"
• While serving as host of ABC's "Good Morning America," was known for the phrase "If you're leaving us, go out and make it a good day․"
• During his 11 years as host of ABC's "Good Morning America," the show became the highest rated morning news program
• Has been an anchor and host of documentaries on the Discovery Channel and WNET in New York City, including the PBS "Walk Through" documentary series produced by James Nicoloro
• Has lent his voice to North Carolina Public Radio and WCPE-FM as host of the North Carolina Symphony radio broadcasts