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| George Stephanopoulos |
Stephanopoulos' current contract was not set to expire until the end of the year, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. But the new deal, said to be even longer than the standard three-year TV news contract, was finalized very quickly, with representatives for Stephanopoulos and ABC News executives initiating talks only in the last few weeks.
The negotiation stands in stark contrast to the recent impasse with former GMA anchor Josh Elliott, who earlier this month left ABC News for NBC Sports after several months of very public and ultimately futile contract talks between ABC News executives and Elliott's representatives at CAA. Elliott's defection was preceded by the departure of weather anchor Sam Champion, leaving Stephanopoulos as the sole male anchor left on the program.
That gender imbalance has been made better by the addition of Live! With Kelly and Michael co-host Michael Strahan, who made his debut on GMA April 15. Additionally, ESPN's Tony Reali was named a GMA contributor on April 10.
Sorry to hear George S.'s contract was extended! I recall the radio interview G.S. had w/Obama in Oct., right before the Nov. election - the one where Obama thought the U.S. was made up of 57 or 58 states until corrected by G.S. Then Obama mentioned something about "in my Muslim religion..." Again, G.S. corrected him by saying: "you mean your Christian...." which then Obama corrected himself again. G.S. should be treated like Brian Williams! He shouldn't have corrected the Liar. Look where our country is today! Thank God ABC is not my favorite!!!
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