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03-07-2025
- Entertainment
Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos to join Michael Strahan with Hollywood Walk of Fame stars
The " Good Morning America" family is cementing its spot on the star-studded Hollywood Walk of Fame. "GMA" co-anchors Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos are set to receive stars on the Walk of Fame, joining fellow co-anchor Michael Strahan, who was honored with a star in 2023. Roberts and Stephanopoulos were announced Wednesday as part of the Walk of Fame's class of 2026, a group of 35 entertainment professionals selected to receive stars by the Hollywood Walk of Fame Selection Committee. Roberts, Stephanopoulos and their fellow honorees -- including Demi Moore, Molly Ringwald, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Stanley Tucci -- were chosen from hundreds of nominations, according to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, which administers the Walk of Fame on behalf of the city of Los Angeles. The honorees were ratified by the Hollywood Chamber's Board of Directors on June 25. Roberts was named co-anchor of "GMA" in May 2005. During her two decades on "GMA," the show has won multiple Emmys for Outstanding Morning Program and the 2017 People's Choice Award for Favorite Daytime TV Hosting Team. Prior to joining "GMA," Roberts, also the founder of Rock'n Robin Productions, was a host of ESPN's "SportsCenter" and contributed to "NFL Primetime." Stephanopoulos joined ABC News in 1997 as an analyst for "This Week." He is now both the host of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" and co-anchor of "GMA." During his career at ABC News, Stephanopoulos' work has garnered three Emmys, a DuPont, three Edward R. Murrow Awards and two Cronkite Awards. When Strahan received his star on the Walk of Fame in 2023, he described his disbelief about receiving the honor. "You kind of wake up and you're here. But I'm happy I'm here, because I never thought I'd make it here. I was just living, I was just enjoying life, I was just working. I was just trying to enjoy everything that came my way," Strahan said. "But you look and you wonder what's your purpose. And I found out my purpose is pretty much people. My purpose is pretty much to enjoy life and to spread joy and spread happiness and to enjoy everything that comes your way and to make sure everyone in your life feels important."
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
George Stephanopoulos, Ali Wentworth welcome new furry family member
Say hello to the newest member of the Stephanopoulos-Wentworth family! Meet… Fig! The "Good Morning America" co-anchor and his wife Ali Wentworth recently decided it was the right time to rescue a new pup after their dog Cooper died in May. "He passed away, and we went through a mourning period when he had cancer, and then I felt like, you know what, I have the bandwidth to give other dogs a great life," Wentworth told "GMA" Wednesday. "So, we went on the search." What to know about dog adoption Stephanopoulos and Wentworth met with several dogs and the team at 1 Love 4 Animals, a nonprofit animal rescue in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Among the animals up for adoption were five golden retrievers and two mixed-breed puppies, but one in particular stood out to both Stephanopoulos and Wentworth. "I looked at this little girl, and she was just like, 'Hi, I might be cuter than everybody in this family,'" Wentworth recalled of meeting Fig for the first time. "And she just came up to me, and I thought I wanted a boy, because we have two daughters -- and yet, this little girl just caught my eye." Here's what puppy you should adopt based on your lifestyle Fig's adoption was finalized Tuesday night, according to Wentworth, who described the 12-week-old golden retriever as "really sweet." "If she wasn't adopted, she probably would have spent her life in a cage as a breeder," said Wentworth. The nonprofit 1 Love 4 Animals has more animals up for adoption, including dogs rescued from puppy mills and overcrowded city shelters. The shelter will be joining more than 20 other organizations in New York City on July 12 for a Broadway Barks adoption event.
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
'GMA' co-anchors, crew say goodbye to Times Square
"Good Morning America" is officially bidding farewell to Times Square Studios, our New York City home for the past 26 years. "GMA" co-anchors Robin Roberts, Michael Strahan and George Stephanopoulos took viewers behind the scenes for one final look at the stage, studio and even their dressing rooms before America's No. 1 morning show moves to a brand-new studio downtown. When Roberts walked to set Friday, she couldn't help but tear up at the co-anchors' home base, a special place that has become like a second home for her and the crew. For Friday's final broadcast from Times Square, ABC News chief meteorologist and chief climate correspondent Ginger Zee made sure to don a meaningful summer dress, the one she wore for her first show back in 2011. 'GMA' takes a final bow with a look back at Broadway's best Meanwhile, Strahan and Stephanopoulos took "GMA" fans backstage for a peek inside their dressing rooms, which were filled with countless memories and pictures. "For me, the biggest thing would be pictures," Strahan said. "I have so many great memories here in pictures. This is one of my favorites. It's superimposed George Stephanopoulos dancing, because he refuses to dance on the show." Stephanopoulos, who said he was "really, really, really going to miss" his Times Square office and dressing room, also said the photos displayed there were really what made the whole space extra special. "I'm going to try not to cry right now, because you see, if you come inside the office right now, it's filled with pictures of my kids," Stephanopoulos said. "When I started here at TSS, my girls were 7 and 4. Now, they're all grown up. Elliot graduated from college. Harper's a sophomore at Vanderbilt [University]. We have a lot of great pictures of them." With "GMA" moving downtown, the co-anchors and crew will get the chance to start fresh. Where is 'Good Morning America' moving to? "GMA" is moving to a new home studio in the Hudson Square neighborhood, inside the Walt Disney Company's New York City headquarters at the Robert A. Iger building. When is the first air date from the new studio? "GMA" will broadcast from the new Hudson Square studio, Studio C, for the first time on the morning of June 16.
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
George Stephanopoulos, Unfazed by $16 Million ABC Settlement, Accuses Trump of Corruption: ‘Scale Is Staggering'
'This Week with George Stephanopoulos' opened Sunday with a scathing accusation of corruption by Donald Trump and his family – just six months after ABC agreed to a $16 million payment to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by the president for the anchor's comments about E. Jean Carroll. Stephanopoulos cracked the seal on 'This Week' connecting the dots between Trump's pardons and presidential fundraisers, suggesting Trump and his family were making millions through various pay-to-play schemes. 'The scale is staggering,' Stephanopoulos said. 'Donald Trump and his family are making hundreds of millions, potentially billions of dollars, as Trump and his administration are taking official actions that benefit contributors and investors. Just this week, we learned of pardons to tax cheats, including a man whose mother was pardoned just weeks after she attended a million-dollar-a-head fundraiser for the president, the Trump media and technology group, raising $2.5 billion dollars from 50 institutional investors whose identities have not been disclosed.' Stephanopoulos also noted that the SEC had dropped a lawsuit against the cryptocurrency firm Binance, days after the company listed a currency from World Liberty Financial, which was started by Trump's family. The anchor also cited a report in the Atlantic by David Frum. ''Nothing like this has been attempted or even imagined in the history of the American presidency,' he writes,' Stephanopoulos said. ''Throw away the history books, discard feeble comparisons to scandals of the past … The brazenness resembles nothing seen in any earlier White House. This is American corruption on the scale of a post-Soviet republic or a post-colonial African dictatorship.' That's where we begin this week.' ABC News and Stephanopoulos agreed to a $16 million settlement with Donald Trump in December to resolve a defamation lawsuit stemming from a March 2024 interview in which the anchor incorrectly stated that Trump had been found 'liable for rape' in the civil case brought by Carroll. A New York jury had found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation, but not rape, due to the specific legal definitions under state law. The case had been progressing toward depositions for both Trump and Stephanopoulos before the agreement was reached, and was considered a significant legal victory for Trump. The post George Stephanopoulos, Unfazed by $16 Million ABC Settlement, Accuses Trump of Corruption: 'Scale Is Staggering' | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
George Stephanopoulos celebrates daughter's college graduation
George Stephanopoulos is a proud dad. The " Good Morning America" co-anchor spent Memorial Day weekend watching his eldest daughter graduate from college. Both Stephanopoulos and his wife Ali Wentworth took to Instagram to celebrate the accomplishment of their eldest daughter, Elliott Stephanopoulos, who graduated from Brown University. "We have a college graduate!!! Congratulations to Elliott, and to the entire class of 2025. We love you and are so proud of you, E!," Stephanopoulos wrote in an Instagram post Sunday, alongside several photos of the family celebrating Elliott's achievement. "She did it! Happy graduation to an incredible human being who has her father's brain and my legs. And if it was the other way around- she'd be screwed," Wenworth captioned a photo of Elliott and fellow graduates on Instagram. "Proud parents! All our children deserve an education!" On "GMA" Monday, Stephanopoulos described his daughter as having a "great" graduation weekend. "Elliott had a great weekend. She graduated from Brown on Sunday," he said. "She was all smiles all weekend long and we are so proud of her." In addition to Elliott, Stephanopoulos and Wentworth are also the parents of a second daughter, Harper, who is a student at Vanderbilt University. When Harper began her freshman year at Vanderbilt in 2023, Stephanopoulos and Wentworth reflected on becoming empty-nesters for the first time. "We dropped our baby off at college. Everyone is saying 'she's ready to launch' ! But… I don't think I'm ready! I don't want to stop making pasta with vodka sauce, picking up wet towels, cuddling up to her familiar scent. As Joni Mitchell once wrote- 'the bed's too big, the frying pan too wide,'" Wentworth wrote on Instagram at the time. "I know our daughter will thrive. But man, it's brutal on the parents. If you feel inclined- please send me baked goods. I'll be under my covers." Stephanopoulos said too that Harper's start in college meant not only a major change for her, but one for her parents too. "Ali and I met and got married within nine months, and had a baby nine months later, so we've never known a house without kids really," he said at the time, adding that he and Wentworth were "a little nervous, but excited too" about the prospect of becoming empty-nesters.
