ABC Promotes George Stephanopoulos

Earthlink News ^ | December 12, 2005 | AP

[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.

[MEG33]

He was painful to watch when he first started..I checked back a few months ago and decided my decision to skip it was a good one.

[cynicom]

Another political toadie.

[BallyBill]

Maybe they can hire Bill Clinton to cover Hillary's run for prez. I'm sure he could be impartial too.

[beyond the sea]

ABC Promotes George Stephanopoulos

Perfect.......... just what this country needs. (not)

Can't stand that little sycophant.

[G.Mason]

This Georgy Porgy?

"Gary Aldrich, the retired FBI agent who wrote the best-selling book Unlimited Access, has been demonized by the establishment media, thanks largely to the machinations of George Stephanopoulos, the spinmeister who used to manipulate the media from his White House office" ...

From this 1997 article

Who better to "spinmeister" the news [?] at ABC?

[bkepley]

"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.

Guess that's why Westin makes the big bucks.

[jos65]

These clowns keep shooting themselves in the foot.

Congratulations to all!!!

[Kimmers]

Does anyone really watch ABC or any of the alphabet networks?

[RoadTest]

No.

[VeniVidiVici]

"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.

Even though "Face the Nation" has sucked for three years, we're still going to promote Stephanopoulos because, by God, this year it didn't suck as bad.

[silverleaf]

Wow, someone decided to promote George Stepontopofthis aside from George Stepontopofthis promoting himself! Metrosexuals rule!

[mewzilla]

Just in time for Hillie's presidential run.

[John W]

I actually watched this show religiously back when it first started with Brinkley.Never after he left.Also used to enjoy CBS Sunday Morning.Never now.FNC's existence may have something to do with that.

[armydawg1]

The media cant understand why conservative Republicans claim that they are biased and have an agenda. Maybe its not that they cant understand, but rather that they refuse to understand.

[OldFriend]

Proving again how irrelevant the MSM has become.

[mewzilla]

Not to mention self-destructive.

[Maceman]

FNC's existence may have something to do with that.

I used to be a major Fox News junkie. But now except for Brit, the Beltway Boys and Cavuto, I generally find FNC to be unwatchable. I can't stand those idiots on Fox & Friends - either during the week or on the week-ends.

[Tarpon]

Dinosaur media promotes political hack to political hack job in Washington. Who watches . . . who cares.

[NeonKnight]

Have any of the alphabets EVER promoted a conservative to Washington bureau chief? OK, they will claim that their current chiefs are non political, but there is obviously a percieved bias, even if there is not a real one (there is).

How about just ONE time promoting a "percieved" conservative to one of these posts. Just once.