Taking a page from Canada, the liberal media in the U.S. is trading partners from within the liberal political party and the media.
George Stephanopoulos, who was Democrat Bill Clinton’s spokesman, has anchored another ABC network show for some time now, to low ratings. Now they’re considering him for the prestigious “Nightline” show that Koppel made famous (mostly by being an anti-Bush, anti-conservative hour, as I saw it). Koppel would go over to fill Stephanopoulos’ old desk. Swing yer partner!
Koppel was the one I mocked last April for devoting one entire show—the full hour—to doing nothing but reading—slowly—the names of every U.S. soldier killed in Iraq, as if reading from a phone book. Then waddling off to his swanky New England beach house where he spent half his week.
Ted Koppel could become an early riser if certain camps within ABC have their way.
There is talk that the venerable host of “Nightline,” whose contract with ABC News expires next year, is being considered as the new host of the Sunday morning public affairs show, “This Week,” according to published reports.
The current host of “This Week,” former White House spokesman George Stephanopoulos, is rumored to be Koppel’s replacement on “Nightline.”
It would be a move some at the network hope would give the program a younger face, thereby attracting younger viewers – a group prized by advertisers.
Koppel has long been rumored to be planning his retirement for next year, while the longtime “Nightline” substitute anchor, Chris Bury, has been mentioned as a logical successor.
Some TV industry vets wondered yesterday why Stephanopoulos would be given a shot at appearing on TV five nights a week when he has trouble attracting viewers to “This Week” – currently the lowest rated of the Sunday morning news shows. […]
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