TV legend Art Moore retires after 53 remarkable years with ABC
NEW YORK (WPVI) -- 'Live with Kelly and Mark' celebrated the incredible career of TV legend and former director of programming for 6abc, Art Moore, who is retiring after more than a half-century in television.
Employees gathered for a retirement party to celebrate Moore on Wednesday night in New York.
You probably know Moore from his appearances on "Live with Kelly and Mark,' but he's been an integral part of the ABC team behind the scenes, most recently serving as the Vice President of Programming at our sister station WABC.
Moore has been a part of the ABC family for 53 years, joining WABC in 1989.
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He began working on 'Live!' in its second season and made frequent appearances on the show, including the Halloween episodes.
Some of those appearances were celebrated during the show on Friday.
Hosts Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos gave Art flowers and other gifts during his departing show while the audience celebrated him with a standing ovation.
He began his career at WKBW-TV in Buffalo, New York when ABC was known as Capital Cities/ABC.
He then worked as the director of programming at 6abc in Philadelphia for many years before going back to the Big Apple. While at 6abc, Moore also oversaw our talk show "AM Philadelphia with Dave Roberts."
As head of programming, he has played a role in countless series and specials that helped shape WABC's identity and ABC's enduring relationship with viewers.
Moore is a multi-Emmy award winner and has been in charge of production for some of the most successful and prolific series in syndication history, including "Road to Gold," an Academy Award preview show that ran for 20 years, and, of course, most notably, the #1 entertainment talk show on television, "Live with Kelly and Mark."
