Diane Sawyer Leaves GMA This Week

Former Clinton aide will replace Diane Sawyer on ABC show

(NEWSER) - George Stephanopoulos has accepted ABC's offer to take over Diane Sawyer’s co-anchor chair on Good Morning America and will start Monday. The shuffling means that Chris Cuomo is out as news anchor at GMA, to be replaced by JuJu Chang. Cuomo's fate with the network is unclear, but he's in the running to co-host 20/20, reports Howard Kurtz in the Washington Post . More»

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

(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. More»

(NEWSER) - Diane Sawyer finally has the job she’s been waiting for, Rebecca Dana writes for the Daily Beast: “anchor of World News, the once towering, now considerably diminished evening broadcast.” But her renewed rivalry with Katie Couric and her struggle to hold on to Charles Gibson’s ratings will likely provide a “reason to watch the evening news next year.” Of course, the most salacious stuff has already happened. More»

Diane Sawyer will take over as nightly news anchor in January

(NEWSER) - Charles Gibson will step down as ABC’s World News anchor at year's end, and Diane Sawyer will take the top slot, Broadcasting & Cable reports. In an email to the staff, Gibson explains that he had earlier hoped to retire from his post at Good Morning America in 2007, but "but with Peter's illness, Bob's injuries, and Elizabeth's pregnancy," he was asked to anchor World News in 2006. He plans to continue contributing to ABC News. More»

'My heart is smiling,' says longtime Good Morning America anchor

(NEWSER) - “And for one more time, good morning America,” Diane Sawyer proclaimed this morning, in her emotional final appearance on ABC’s morning show. Sawyer said she’d try to rein in the emotion, but co-host Robin Roberts warned the audience to “put on some waterproof mascara, because we will share the joys of happiness and appreciation for the queen of morning television.” More»