ABC News has signed its chief anchor, George Stephanopoulos, to a new four-year deal believed to be valued at between $15 million to $17 million a year, ensuring he will stay at the Walt Disney-owned news outlet well beyond the 2020 election.
Stephanopoulos has been with ABC News since 1997, when he joined the news outlet as an analyst, following a stint as communications director in the Clinton White House. He became the host of the Sunday public-affairs program “This Week” in 2002. In 2009, he joined “Good Morning America,” taking a seat that had been previously filled by Diane Sawyer. He left “This Week” for a time, but returned to it in 2011.
In 2014, Stephanopoulos broadened his duties considerably, taking on a “chief anchor” role that would make him the primary face of ABC News at moments of import: during big. breaking news stories and on special reports of national or global significance. In recent months, he has scored a number of exclusive interviews, including sit-downs with former Trump attorney Michael Cohen and former FBI Director James Comey.
