NEW YORK – On May 13, Greek-American ABC News chief anchor and Good Morning America co-host George Stephanopoulos visited Howard Stern’s SiriusXM show where Stern suggested Stephanopoulos as Alex Trebek's successor as host of the popular TV game show Jeopardy, The Hollywood Reporter (THR) reported, noting that Trebek is currently battling cancer.
“The first thing I said was 'George Stephanopoulos' and everyone went, 'That ain't crazy.’ You've got the intellectual capacity,” Stern said, THR reported.
Stephanopoulos did not dismiss the idea if the job was offered to him, but said that “his family plays along at home and his daughters were excited by Stern's suggestion,” THR reported.
“I think it would be a lot of fun, but I like what I'm doing too,” Stephanopoulos said, adding that “I am not going to be Shermanesque about it. It's a great show. It's very flattering. Big shoes to fill,” THR reported.
“Stern joked that Stephanopoulos was ‘dancing on Alex Trebek's grave’ but said in seriousness he believed the newsman could do both jobs,” THR reported.
“It's a show that wouldn't damage your reputation. There is a certain gravitas. It's for brighter people. It would make you look good,” Stern told Stephanopoulos, THR reported.
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LONDON - "I am excited to visit this place and I can't wait for it to be officially opened," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday in his greeting at an event held by the Embassy of Greece in London to mark the creation of the "Seferis Office" and the "Roderick Beaton Reading Room".
ATHENS - You wouldn’t imagine it from the busy streets of Athens and Greek cities buzzing with activity, people out dining, having coffee and socializing but large numbers of elderly in the country spend their days alone in remote areas.
ATLANTA — Rosalynn Carter will be memorialized Tuesday with classical music and beloved hymns, some of her favorite Biblical passages, and a rare gathering of all living U.
ATHENS - Outstripping even Germany - the European Union’s biggest economy - in an accelerating recovery, Greece will use growing revenues to make an early repayment of 5.
NICOSIA - Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides met with Pope Francis at the Vatican where they talked about issues concerning migrants, many coming to the island, and also Israel’s war with Hamas terrorists.
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