Posted on 12/13/2005 3:26:09 AM PST by John W
NEW YORK - ABC News has appointed "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos as its chief Washington correspondent, adding duties to his weekly job at the helm of the Sunday morning political talk show.
Stephanopoulos, about to start his 10th year at ABC News, will also report for network programs "World News Tonight," "Nightline" and "Good Morning America," ABC News President David Westin said Monday.
He will also oversee the network's coverage of Congress with the impending departure of reporter Linda Douglass.
The new job title will put Stephanopoulos, an adviser to President Clinton before joining ABC News, in line with his Sunday-morning competitors: Bob Schieffer is chief Washington correspondent for CBS News, and Tim Russert is Washington bureau chief at NBC News.
"This Week," where Stephanopoulos has been anchor since 2002, is currently third in the ratings behind NBC's "Meet the Press" and CBS' "Face the Nation," but Westin said it had its best November sweeps performance in three years.
Stephanopoulos will anchor a one-hour ABC News special on the nation's political divisions next year, Westin said.
******Stephanopoulos will anchor a one-hour ABC News special on the nation's political divisions next year, Westin said.
I think its very appropriate that they appointed George to preside over the final winddown of ABC News, along with the rest of MSM TV. This ought to be fun to watch as they become less and less relevant and eventually totally irrelevant and consigned to the dustbin of TV anachronisms
i have one question, did ABC or the DNC release the press statement announcing Stephanopoulos's promtion?
Who knew? This article says his show is on a par...ratingwise?...with Shieffer's and Russert's. I don't think so.
I'm so pleased that ABC has allowed another Democratic Operative to head it's press. He will be so good to help me with my run for the presidency. With his help, I will be able to take over America and institute the Democratic Socialism my party has envisioned for America.
/Sarcasm OFF
Georgie Stepwhatever must have finally graduated from the msm/abc school of spin, where in order to graduate
you must be able to perform a 180 degree turn without flinching or having sleepless nights. Well done, georgie!
When x42 was about to end his 2nd term there was an FR discussion as to what the relatively young Mr. Clinton would do after his term ended. I suggested at the time that "objective journalist" would be the perfect job for him.As the Stephanopolous gig at ABC News illustrates, there isn't a dime's worth of difference between someone who is arrogant and superficial enough to be a liberal politician and someone who is arrogant and superficial enough to claim to be able to report objectively.
PravdABDNC continues it's march to obscurity!
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
Everything the MSM does is all about supporting the leftist agenda. Campaign donations, as it were.
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