The news has came anchor Diane
Sawyer will leave world news tonight on ABC but will stay with ABC, announced
on Wednesday. She will be replaced by David Muir on September 2.
Sawyer has been working in world
news since 2009, but now she will work on special events and breaking news on
television. She will lead a team of original reporting and major interviews
after leading program world news for five years.
The network announced that George
Stephanopoulos will take a responsibility of new position as chief anchor of
ABC. He got a lead on specials and events and also performed excellent with "Good
Morning America" and "This Week." Muir will take an evening newscast
and will also continue his work on "20/20".
"In this position, George
will be our lead anchor for major special events and breaking news at ABC,
driving our live network coverage for the biggest stories," ABC News
president James Goldston said in a memo.
ABC Co-President Ben Sherwood
said I know that Diane Sawyer will focus remarkably on her work and over the
years she will reach our division on great heights. I am excited to watch how she
will elevate all of our programs and platforms with her new ideas, dynamic team
interviewing and storytelling.
No comments:
Post a Comment