George Stephanopoulos — Too Short for Morning TV?
George Stephanopoulos could lose his ” Good Morning America ” anchor chair within a year to the news reader who towers over him … this according to network sources. The buzz at ABC is that Josh Elliott — a former ESPN sports anchor who has been the GMA news reader since March — is on the fast track for the anchor seat. Josh filled in on ” World News Tonight ” last week and network suits are in love with him. The network will deny it’s contemplating a change, but that’s not what we’re hearing. The ratings at GMA have actually gone up a bit with George, so why would the network mess with the show? Our sources say the suits think Josh and Robin Roberts have better chemistry and look better together. Our sources say the buzz is that George could go back to his old job, anchoring ” This Week ,” especially because execs privately now admit Christiane Amanpour is a disaster as an anchor. Now why, you ask, do they look better than Robin and George? Robin is 5’10” without heels. Josh is around 6’3.” George is 5’6″ … and a half. There’s a lot of talk at ABC that it just looks awkward when the male anchor is slight and short. Not that there’s anything wrong with it. 7:55 AM: An ABC News spokeswoman tells TMZ, “This is Total Nonsense.”