Watching George in the Jungle

On the cover of this morning’s Observer, Felix Gillette writes about George Stephanopoulous’s uneasy transition to morning television–including this particularly awkward interview with pop royalty Cyndia Lauper and Lady Gaga last week.

The awkwardness starts around the six-minute mark when Lady Gaga starts talking about condoms, and Mr. Stephanopoulos starts looking for Robin Roberts Read More

(Other) Cuomo Watch

Chris Cuomo will be leaving the news seat at Good Morning America, the Post reported today. Juju Chang will replace him.

Cuomo is rumored to be moving to 20/20 as a co-anchor–where, The Times notes, he would get to “flex his reporting muscles more often.”

This change comes after a swirl Read More

She’s Headed to Prime Time, and She’s Solo

It was Tuesday morning, the day after Labor Day, and Diane Sawyer was smiling brightly and wearing black. Toward the top of the hour, Chris Cuomo, one of her co-anchors on Good Morning America, looked at the camera and ran through the morning’s headlines. There was swine flu spreading rapidly through American schools, an alleged Read More