George Stephanopoulos is an American television host, political commentator, and former Democratic advisor. Currently co-anchoring Good Morning America alongside Robin Roberts and Michael Strahan; as well as hosting This Week on ABC Sunday morning current events news show; as well as serving as ABC News' chief Washington correspondent.
He has interviewed world leaders, authors and celebrities such as President Obama to Lady Gaga. For his efforts he received two Emmys, one DuPont Award and a Cronkite Award.
Background
George Stephanopoulos serves as coanchor and host of Good Morning America and This Week on ABC Sunday morning current events news program, while being an accomplished political commentator and former White House communications adviser under President Bill Clinton. Additionally, George has hosted and moderated numerous political debates for ABC.
Stephanopoulos was raised in Cleveland as the son of first-generation Greek-Americans, where he attended Columbia University before attending Oxford as a Rhodes scholar, earning a master's degree there. Stephanopoulos began his political career by becoming an aide for Ohio Congressman Ed Feighan before working on Michael Dukakis' unsuccessful 1988 presidential campaign.
Stephanopoulos made history when he served as deputy manager of communications for Bill Clinton's Democratic presidential campaign and served as senior aide until 1996, then later an analyst on This Week and authoring New York Times bestseller All Too Human - garnering two Emmy nominations, a DuPont award nomination and three Murrow awards nominations over time.
Experience
George Stephanopoulos served as deputy campaign manager during Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign and, upon becoming President, quickly established himself as one of his closest advisors. As Policy Initiatives Advisor for Bill Clinton's 1992-'93 presidency - including crime legislation and affirmative action reform initiatives - and later with Hillary Rodham Clinton, George became part of her health care plan implementation team.
Stephanopoulos excelled at being ABC News' chief political correspondent and co-host of Good Morning America and This Week for decades, conducting hundreds of interviews with politicians while covering major stories around the world.
He's not the first journalist to take a tough line when interviewing, yet some observers have taken exception with his approach. They point to his White House experience under Clinton and assume he's coming in to save them with preapproved questions and edited answers; but network interviewers don't submit questions in advance, while their relationship is far more contentious with administrations than most outsiders might believe.
Expertise
George Stephanopoulos has long been recognized for his outstanding coverage on ABC News programs like Good Morning America and This Week, serving as host and chief Washington correspondent; also being guest host since 2002 on Good Morning America; winning two Emmy Awards along with multiple other accolades such as DuPont Awards and Walter Cronkite Awards over his long career with ABC.
At the same time, Stephanopoulos has proven to be a prolific author; his 1999 New York Times best-selling book All Too Human was an account of both Clinton campaigns in 1992 and 1996. Additionally, as part of BedBy8 and George Stephanopoulos Productions - producing such films as Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields; Grand Knighthawk: Infiltrating the KKK; Power Trip: Seekers of Power and Chasers Of It as well as others - Stephanopoulos has produced numerous films like Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields; Grand Knighthawk: Infiltrating KKK; Power Trip: Seekers And Chase Them and more besides other projects.
He has moderated several presidential debates, such as one featuring Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum for 2012 Republican Primary debate, appearing on all major talk shows as a frequent guest host, contributing regularly to print media publications as well as online outlets.
Reputation
George Stephanopoulos has garnered a stellar reputation as a broadcast journalist, garnering several Emmy Awards over time. Additionally, he published his acclaimed memoir All Too Human in 1999 - becoming an instant classic with its publication. Stephanopoulos has interviewed prominent political figures like presidents and world leaders as well as celebrity figures like Lady Gaga and Steve Martin for All Too Human.
Stephanopoulos first caused controversy with his attempt to obstruct an investigation by regulatory agencies into suspicious real estate deals he and his wife were engaged in; later he made headlines by making a $75,000 donation to the Clinton Foundation while serving as White House Communications Director.
Though known for his press work under Clinton, Stephanopoulos' post-Clinton press work has been widely lauded for its accuracy. Although Trump may find it hard to prove Stephanopoulos defamed him given Access Hollywood tape and allegations from Stormy Daniels and E Jean Carroll; nonetheless he remains one of the best-known political journalists nationwide and co-host of Good Morning America as well as ABC's Sunday morning news program This Week.
