“LEAVING THE PEAK OF MY CAREER… JUST TO BE WITH MY CHILDREN?” — Janai Norman sparked controversy when she left Good Morning America after 15 years, choosing to trade the spotlight for more time with her three children. No scandal, no fuss — just a very personal decision, yet it led many to question: was this a mother’s choice… or the sacrifice women always have to make when caught between family and career?
Janai Norman is saying goodbye to Good Morning America.
The weekend anchor, 36, confirmed her exit from the ABC daytime show in a video posted to Instagram on Saturday, April 4.
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“I hope that we’d have more time,” Norman began. “It’s been hard on me that our time was cut short. I have loved my job. It has been a joy to connect with my coworkers and with viewers, to help keep you informed and entertained, and to create this community.”
“It really breaks my heart that I don’t get to say goodbye,” she continued. “I’m so sorry that I don’t get to say goodbye. It would’ve been fun.”
Though she says she is heartbroken over leaving GMA, Norman went on to share she is looking forward to spending more time with her three children.
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“I have these three young kids, and I have worked weekends their whole lives,” she said. “So now, they get more of me and that is worth everything.”
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“So stay tuned,” Norman added. “I’m sorry. I feel you. Thank you to every single one of you who has reached out with such kind and validating words. I have needed it and I appreciate it.”
In her Instagram caption, she wrote, “I’ve read every message. And am deeply grateful for the love. More to come when the time is right 
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Janai Brown on ‘Good Morning America’ on April 5, 2023.Paula Lobo/ABC via Getty
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Norman’s confirmation came two days after the independent daily newsletter Status reported that her contract had expired and would not be renewed on Thursday, April 2.
“Janai has known since early March she wasn’t going to be renewed and has been on the air for weeks, completely professional with no issues,” a source with knowledge of the situation tells PEOPLE. “But when the story leaked online, she was abruptly taken off the air. Her contract is not up until early May.”
Norman served as weekend co-anchor on the ABC show alongside Whit Johnson and Gio Benitz, as well as meteorologist Somara Theodore. Norman previously worked as a correspondent for ABC News and co-anchor for World News Now and America This Morning. She also helped launch the second hour of GMA on Saturdays in 2019.
Her exit comes after 15 years with the network, where she began as an intern with NewsOne in 2011.
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“CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
Proud of you @janai,” he wrote. “
the work you put in. And what you accomplished. You survived. You thrived. Can’t 
wait for this next chapter…because it’s going to be…
.”
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