Tuned In+News Media | December 14, 2011

ABC Shuffle: Amanpour Out, Stephanopoulos Back In, Tapper Robbed

By James Poniewozik

Withits Sunday-morning news show This Week trailing third in the ratings, ABC has decided to reshuffle the decks and turn back the clock. Christiane Amanpour, the international-news reporter who took over the show in 2010, is returning to CNN to host an international-affairs show (while also reporting for ABC); and she’ll be replaced starting Jan. 8 by George Stephanopoulos, who hosted the show before her, and now will be doing double duty on Good Morning America.

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Tuned In+News Media | December 14, 2009

G-Steph's GMA Debut: Can He Master the Dumb News?

By James Poniewozik

In the interest of fairness, let me disclose: I cannot fairly review George Stephanopoulos‘ first day on Good Morning America, because I only caught the second hour of the program. On the other hand, let’s face it: that second hour is what is going to make or break G-Steph as a morning host. You may [...]

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Tuned In+News Media | December 11, 2009

Stephanopoulos to GMA: Stepping Stone, or the Prize Itself?

By James Poniewozik

ABC made official what has long been floated: that George Stephanopoulos will leave This Week and take over Good Morning America, starting next week. Hosting a morning show obviously takes a different skill set than a weekly political interview show. Whether Stephanopoulos is suited for it remains to be seen, and whether it is suited [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | December 3, 2009

Stephanopoulos a Good Choice for GMA?

By James Poniewozik

Howard Kurtz in the Washington Post is reporting—as has been buzzed about for months—that ABC is offering the job as Diane Sawyer’s replacement on Good Morning America to George Stephanopoulos. Now I am all for anything that shows a difficult-to-spell last name is no impediment to rising in the media. But is this the best [...]