DIANE SAWYER, signed off from her duties as coanchor of Good Morning America this morning, closing out her decade long tenure on ABC. “For one more time, good morning, America,” she said at the start of the show. “I’m going to take the advice of that immortal philosopher Dr. Seuss, who said, ‘Don’t cry because it happened, smile because it happened.’ “And this morning I am beaming at all of you. My heart is smiling and the privilege of sharing my mornings with all of you has been more than I can say.”

OPRAH WINFREY made it official.The Oprah Winfrey Show will depart daytime broadcast television come Sept. 9, 2011 ending her 25 year tenure. The famed billionairess will leave to focus on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) that is a partner with Discovery.

While it may be debatable which was ‘the queen of daytime’ waking up to one and winding down the evening with the other. It is clear that television will never be the same. They served with leadership, intelligence and grace. America thanks you. Leave your thought and comments below!