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George Stephanopoulos Apologizes for Comment on Joe Biden’s Second-Term White House Chances
George Stephanopoulos is apologizing after being caught on camera making a remark to a pedestrian about President Joe Biden running for another term in the White House. According to a video obtained by TMZ, the media personality for ABC News was asked by a passerby while walking in New York City, in workout clothes, on […]
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ABC News Names Rick Klein as Washington Bureau Chief
ABC News’ political director Rick Klein has been named vice president and Washington D.C. bureau chief for the network. Klein has been a member of the ABC’s team in Washington D.C. since 2007 and will now oversee bureau operations and manage all news teams based there on breaking news, daily coverage and special events. He […]
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President Biden Insists There’s “No Indication of Any Serious Condition” in First Post-Debate Interview
In what is arguably the most important media interview of his reelection bid, President Joe Biden on Friday maintained that his shaky performance at the first 2024 presidential debate was “a bad night” and that he was “sick” but the incumbent candidate seemed unaware of how fast his chances to win appear to be slipping […]
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ABC News Lands First Post-Debate Interview With President Biden
President Joe Biden is ready to meet the press following his disastrous debate performance last week. ABC News has scored the first, exclusive post-debate sit-down with the president, who is seeking to reassure voters about his health and reelection candidacy. Biden is facing calls to step down in the wake of his faltering live 90-minute […]
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George Stephanopoulos Talks Jimmy Carter’s Psychic Briefing and Grilling Trump Endorsers
Following that wunderkind tenure on Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign and ensuing roles within the Clinton White House, George Stephanopoulos has been a mainstay of American political media. But he hasn’t, in the 25 years since memoir All Too Human: A Political Education, revisited the beltway — or anything — in a book. “I’ve turned […]
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ABC News President Kim Godwin Exits Network
ABC News president Kim Godwin is out at the network. Debra OConnell, president, News Group and Networks at Disney Entertainment, and Godwin shared the news in internal memos sent to staff Sunday night. Godwin told staff that after reflecting on her tenure, “I have decided to retire from broadcast journalism.” “Anyone who’s passionate about what […]
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ABC News Meteorologist Rob Marciano Out at the Network
ABC News meteorologist Rob Marciano is out at the network. A source confirms to The Hollywood Reporter that the meteorologist and Good Morning America regular is no longer employed by the news division. The exact circumstances of his departure aren’t clear, though Page Six reported in March 2023 that he had been “banned” from GMA’s […]
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‘GMA3’ Co-Host Dr. Jennifer Ashton to Leave ABC News to Launch Wellness Company (Exclusive)
Dr. Jennifer Ashton is leaving ABC News. The GMA3 co-host and ABC chief medical correspondent will depart the network in June when her contract ends. Ashton says she made the decision to leave so that she could build out her new women’s wellness company, Ajenda, which she will lead as founder and CEO. The company […]
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Debra OConnell to Lead Combined ABC News, Stations and Business Ops Group in Reorganization
ABC is further reorganizing some of its business, moving the network’s news division into a group that also includes local stations and business operations. Longtime Disney exec Debra OConnell will lead the new division as president news group and networks for Disney Entertainment. ABC News president Kim Godwin and Chad Matthews, president of ABC Owned […]
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Jonathan Majors Books First TV Interview Since Guilty Verdict and Marvel Ouster With Disney’s ABC News
Jonathan Majors will give Disney-owned ABC News his first interview since being found guilty of reckless assault and harassment last month. Majors was found guilty by a Manhattan jury on Dec. 18, and was swiftly dropped by Marvel Entertainment — another Disney division — for his recurring film and TV role of Kang the Conquerer. […]
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Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes Break Silence on Exit From ‘GMA3’ and ABC News
A year to the day after they were first suspended by ABC News following the public disclosure of their personal relationship, Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes are speaking out about what happened. The pair discussed their relationship and subsequent departure from ABC on the first episode of their new iHeartMedia podcast, called Amy & T.J. […]
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ABC News Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit From Ex-‘Good Morning America’ Producer
Former Good Morning America producer Kirstyn Crawford has settled a legal battle against ABC News, which she accused of sweeping under the rug multiple sexual harassment allegations against her then-boss and ex-senior news executive Michael Corn. A stipulation was filed on Friday in New York state court moving for dismissal of the case “with prejudice,” […]
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