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| − | '''''This Week''''' is a two hour [[Sunday]] morning television news program aired on the [[ABC]] network. | + | '''''This Week''''' is a two-hour [[Sunday]] morning television news program aired on the [[ABC]] network. |
The program, which first aired in 1981, has been moderated by [[liberal]] political commentator [[George Stephanopoulos]] since [[September]] 2002. | The program, which first aired in 1981, has been moderated by [[liberal]] political commentator [[George Stephanopoulos]] since [[September]] 2002. | ||
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In 1981, after he had served as anchor of [[NBC Nightly News]], ABC asked pioneer reporter [[David Brinkley]] to join their network as anchor for their new program, ''This Week''. Brinkley accepted the job and asked [[conservative]], [[George Will]], to join him on his new program, ''This Week with David Brinkley''. To counterweight the conservative Will, [[ABC]] hired [[liberal]] reporter [[Sam Donaldson]] to join the program also. | In 1981, after he had served as anchor of [[NBC Nightly News]], ABC asked pioneer reporter [[David Brinkley]] to join their network as anchor for their new program, ''This Week''. Brinkley accepted the job and asked [[conservative]], [[George Will]], to join him on his new program, ''This Week with David Brinkley''. To counterweight the conservative Will, [[ABC]] hired [[liberal]] reporter [[Sam Donaldson]] to join the program also. | ||
| − | After | + | After Brinkley's retirement in 1996, Sam Donaldson and ABC correspondent [[Cookie Roberts]] shared the positions as co-moderator. Following the [[Columbia shuttle]] tragedy in 2002, [[George Stephanopoulos]] took over as the show's anchor. |
==Moderators== | ==Moderators== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ Official Website] |
[[Category:Television Shows]] | [[Category:Television Shows]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:12, May 19, 2019
This Week is a two-hour Sunday morning television news program aired on the ABC network. The program, which first aired in 1981, has been moderated by liberal political commentator George Stephanopoulos since September 2002.
History
In 1981, after he had served as anchor of NBC Nightly News, ABC asked pioneer reporter David Brinkley to join their network as anchor for their new program, This Week. Brinkley accepted the job and asked conservative, George Will, to join him on his new program, This Week with David Brinkley. To counterweight the conservative Will, ABC hired liberal reporter Sam Donaldson to join the program also.
After Brinkley's retirement in 1996, Sam Donaldson and ABC correspondent Cookie Roberts shared the positions as co-moderator. Following the Columbia shuttle tragedy in 2002, George Stephanopoulos took over as the show's anchor.
Moderators
- David Brinkley(1981-1996)
- Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts (1996-2002)
- George Stephanopoulos (September 2002 – Present)
