A source familiar with the situation said that Gutman was suspended for violating company safety rules having to do with going into a hospital for a story without first getting permission from management. It was not immediately clear how long the suspension will last.
Gutman, based in Los Angeles, has done extensive reporting on the Covid-19 crisis, particularly in a city that has been a hotspot for the pandemic. In early January, he grappling with being able to care for all the rising number of patients, as they sought to also respond to other types of trauma emergencies.
Bye bye Gutman. You might fit in better at Fox, NewsMax or Yahoo! News.
RIDICULOUS. ABC has become a joke. Very little serious reporting. He is the only one who dives deep. This is awful.