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ABC is set to announce that George Stephanopoulos will become the new anchor of their long-running morning show Good Morning America, confirming rumors that have placed the political correspondent as the replacement for Diane Sawyer.
The 48-year-old Stephanopoulos was a former political adviser to President Bill Clinton. Post-White House, he took multiple hosting gigs on ABC News. He appeared many times during political events along with regular appearances on the network’s news programs.
It was also rumored that Stephanopoulos had concerns about relocating for the GMA role and losing “news cred” by giving up his hosting duties on his current news program This Week. Stephanopoulos will keep his current show “”for the foreseeable future”, one source said within ABC News.
ABC says R&B singer Chris Brown will appear on their news show, 20/20, on December 11th for an exclusive interview. Robin Roberts, anchor of ABC’s Good Morning America, will conduct the interview which has already taken place.
ABC spokesman Jeffrey Schneider says clips may also air on Good Morning America.
In what’s billed as an “in-depth” sit-down, the singer will discuss his assault of ex-girlfriend and recording superstar Rihanna for which he is on probation.
The 20-year-old singer, whose new album Graffiti debuts December 8th, will only answer questions and is reportedly not performing. His interview comes just a month after Rihanna’s revealing sit-down with Diane Sawyer, which appeared on November 5th on 20/20. The 21-year-old star said she was “embarrassed” that she still had feelings for Brown after the incident.
Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts is still waiting to see who her new co-host is when the replacement for Diane Sawyer is chosen in December. The long-time anchor will be taking over for Charles Gibson at World News at the end of the year. Roberts insists that the network is “showing her some love.” Besides an upcoming special prime time interview with Janet Jackson, Roberts is also hosting an hour-long special titled Bright Lights. Big Stars. All Access Nashville. “I always want to be a team player,” she told the AP. “I’m not making any demands, or feeling like, ‘Ah-ha, now it’s my turn.’ I’m the nice one. I do throw some elbows under the basket, though.”
