George Stephanopoulos is leaving ABC's This Week and moving to be the host of Good Morning America.
I have obtained a secret practice tape George S. made for ABC as he prepared for the switch to Good Morning America, and the transcript of it is printed below.
As speculation grows about whether Stephanopoulos will bring the style of his Sunday This Week show to the ratings conscious Good Morning America show, it will be interesting to see what happens.
Stay tuned!
Good Morning America show with George Stephanopoulos, Robin Roberts, JuJu Chang, Sam Champion TRANSCRIPT
Music, promo, voiceover-Welcome to Good Morning America with hosts George Stephanopoulos and Robin Roberts.
Voiceover-On this day we'll hear from another of Tiger Woods mistresses, get the inside story of the Obama party crashers, and hear about some new ABC shows. Here is our host, George Stephanopoulos-
George-Good Morning. We'll be right back with some news headlines after this.
Five minutes of commercials.
George-Good Morning-here is JuJu Chang with the top stories in the news.
One minute news summary.(Tiger Woods scandal, new Christmas movies opening, party crasher update, ABC holiday shows)
George-Good Morning-we'll be right back with the weather after this.
Five minutes of commercials.
George=now here is the weather with Sam Champion.
50 second weather update-(weather forecast)
George-Robin Roberts and I will be right back with our newsmaker, Jamie Jungers, after this.
four minutes of commercials
George-now our newsmaker Jamie Jungers, a cocktail waitress linked to Tiger Woods.
Robin-Ms. Jungers, since you are a cocktail waitress, what do you think of the latest poll that says more Americans favor vodka over gin, and upscale drinkers are still ordering so called designer cocktails, despite the recession? (Poll chart in background)
Jungers-I definitely serve upscale clients and they drink a lot and tip a lot. Great for them, and for me.
George-According to this article in this week's National Enquirer, up on the screen behind us is the quote, Tiger Woods "spilled a chocolate martini on his green Masters jacket", but you "were able to clean it up in time for a tv interview, and that's how the romance began." True?
Junger-All I can say I have said to Barbara Walters and that interview will be on tonight I think.
George-Yes! ABC News has the exclusive interview with Jamie Jungers and Barbara Walters tonight at 10 on these ABC stations. You can go to our website and to twitter and follow this important story until then.
We'll be right back.
Five minutes of commericals
Now, in Memoriam. (somber music in background)
According to Variety,the following tv series and movies ended their runs this week, (list posted on screen)
George(looking appropriately somber)-we'll be right back.
three minutes of commericals
George-coming up, the nightly funnies. We'll be right back.
George-Now, the nightly funnies
three minutes of clips from tv comedians
George-we'll be right back
two minutes of commercials.
George-that's all we have time for on this busy day. Go to the Good Morning America Green Room to continue our conversation and learn more and read blogs, in-depth analysis and the latest twitter updates from the Good Morning America team about important stories such as newsmaker Jamie Jungers, Tiger Woods, the State Dinner party crashers, and breaking news on balloon boy. You can also use our Green Room to find links to short headlines about minor stories such as Obama winning the Nobel Prize, Global Warming discussions in Copenhagen, the latest economic news, Congress and health care, war in Aghanistan, and Middle East peace talks.