ABC News lays off dozens, ‘Good Morning America’ impacted by moves

ABC News is laying off 200 people from its news division and has restructured, The Post is reporting.

The restructuring includes merging “20/20” and “Nightline,” and consolidating its “Good Morning America” productions, according to the report.

ABC News “gutted” “GMA3” as part of the layoffs.

Catherine McKenzie, the executive producer of “GMA3,” was let go as part of the layoffs, according to the Status newsletter.

The Post learned Almin Karamehmedovic, president of ABC News, circulated a memo to employees on Wednesday confirming the changes.

“As we’ve often talked about, streamlining our operation to best serve our viewers and continue to position ourselves as a leading news organization has been a goal for some time,” an email obtained by The Post read.

“Rethinking the way we work to future-proof our team regrettably includes reductions to our extraordinary staff. … These decisions are incredibly challenging and today will undoubtedly be difficult for our organization.”

The Post, citing a source, said “World News Tonight” will also be affected.

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