Amy Robach and TJ Holmes react to ABC News’ firing of former colleague Rob Marciano

TJ Holmes and Amy Robachare are speaking out in defense of their former ABC News colleague Rob Marciano as a sequel to his front-page news resignation from the network.

Marciano, who spent 10 years as a senior meteorologist at ABC News, was reportedly fired this week after getting into a “heated shouting match” with one of the producers of “Good Morning America.” According to The Daily Beast, the alleged outburst was “not the first time Marciano crossed the line on set,” and was reported to network management.

On Friday’s episode of their “Amy and TJ Podcast,” Holmes and Robach urged listeners to empathize with Marciano.

“It’s a difficult situation. Yes, we have been down that road and it is not easy,” Robach said. “And I think he might still be going through a divorce. So we know what it’s like to have your whole life turned upside down, both in your career and in your personal life.”

After noting that he “didn’t know all the details” about Marciano’s departure from ABC News, Holmes said: “Whatever it is, we’re sad to see someone who has been a longtime friend and colleague in this position ends up. this position, which is talked about to some extent.

“We know what it’s like to have headlines like that, to be the subject of clickbait,” Robach added. “And that is a difficult situation for anyone, especially for someone who is a father of two children. I know how much he loves his children. He talks about them all the time. So it’s just hard to see those headlines, almost for the sake of his family, his children, himself, all of that. So our hearts go out to him.”

For the record, Marciano and his wife separated in 2021 after 11 years of marriage. The former couple share a daughter, Madelynn, and a son, Mason.

Robach began working for ABC News in 2012, while Holmes joined the network two years later. The pair became co-hosts of ABC’s “GMA3: What You Need To Know,” a spinoff of “Good Morning America,” in 2020.

They were formally fired from the network last year, shortly after it was publicly revealed that their relationship had gone from professional to romantic. They were both married to other people at the time.

Since then, Holmes and Robach have taken steps to rebuild their respective public images. In late fall, they launched “Amy and TJ,” which is dedicated to “meaningful conversations about current events, pop culture and everything in between.”

Listen to Holmes and Robach discuss Marciano at 9:37 below:

Related…