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It's Stephanopoulos vs. Cuomo to Replace Sawyer

The two are the leading candidates for 'Good Morning America'

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(Newser) – Diane Sawyer's impending departure for ABC's evening news leaves two top contenders for her post at Good Morning America: George Stephanopoulos and Chris Cuomo. Stephanopoulos has the edge, writes Howard Kurtz, because he's got the bigger name and has performed well as host of This Week. But he has one big strike: He's not so good with the light stuff, the bread and butter of morning TV.

Cuomo, meanwhile, is already "comfortable" in the morning ensemble as GMA's news anchor, writes Kurtz at the Washington Post. He does both hard and soft news well and—no small thing—has good rapport with Sawyer's co-host, Robin Roberts. If the network goes with Stephanopoulos, it's possible Cuomo and Roberts will leave, the latter because she won't enjoy watching her new co-host grab all the choice interviews.

George Stephanopoulos.
George Stephanopoulos.   (AP Photo/Peter Kramer,File)
Chris Cuomo.
Chris Cuomo.   (Getty Images)
Diane Sawyer.
Diane Sawyer.   (Getty Images)
George Stephanopoulos and Chris Cuomo
George Stephanopoulos and Chris Cuomo   (Associated Press, Getty)
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You're a person of few, strike that, a person of no words, tayla.
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freethemall
Oct 24, 09 8:20 PM CDT
Stephanopoulos shouldn't whore himself out to do "the light stuff", especially if it means giving up This Week. He does a great job there, I think. Reply
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d3wd
Oct 25, 09 10:57 AM CDT
All anyone needs to do to see that Stephanopoulos has no credibility, is watch the video of him interviewing Ron Paul. He's a shill for his globalist masters, just like most 'journalists'. Reply
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