his name is derek phillips. i'm talking like this because we have a surprise in store.s is "gma" and we have some surprises. so follow me. he's right here. derek, how are you? i'm whit johnson nice to meet you. you are live on "good morning america" right now. >> wow. >> whit: yeah. we have a segment we're going to talk about, but we decided let's have fun with it. >> i'll take it. i'll take it. >> whit: watch your step. we have people who we think you might recognize right over here. [ cheers and applause ] >> wow. >> whit: derek, come on in, my friend. yes. yes. this is what we do. >> oh, my gosh. >> whit: follow me. come on over. you recognize all these lovely people. we have tears so derek, as this plays out here, we know how much you've done for this community here and the work you've done over the past 20 years. we're talking -- as derek gets the hugs in. derek, you have to listen to this real quick. come with me real quickly. the great dads network, we want america to see how special you are. so let's take a look. >> he always sets time aside to help everybody el