Chris Cuomo Leaves GMA for 20/20

News anchor was considered for Diane Sawyer's spot on GMA
By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 10, 2009 12:34 PM CST
Chris Cuomo Leaves GMA for 20/20
Chris Cuomo on "Good Morning America" on ABC.   (AP Photo)

It looks as though all the moving pieces of the Good Morning America shakeup have come to rest, with erstwhile news anchor Chris Cuomo landing as co-anchor of 20/20. Cuomo, who was in the running for Diane Sawyer's job—which went to George Stephanopoulos—will be replaced by Juju Chang, Broadcasting & Cable reports. He will also continue to cover breaking news, notes ABC.

Working with “my friend Elizabeth Vargas” on 20/20 “is a dream job for a journalist like me,” Cuomo said today in his on-air sendoff. “But it was also a very difficult decision, because I am leaving a special place and crew and all of you and you are all part of my family.” (More Chris Cuomo Good Morning America stories.)

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