In 1997, George Stephanopoulos joined ABC News as a political analyst for "This Week," and in five years' time became the show's anchor, with ABC renaming it "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" in 2002 (via Britannica). In 2009, he became a co-anchor on "Good Morning America." The Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress reports that Stephanopoulos has also served in a number of key correspondent positions.

Notably, throughout his broadcasting career, George Stephanopoulos has interviewed some of the biggest world leaders, including American Presidents Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden, as well as international leaders like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin (per ABC News).

According to Celebrity Net Worth, the chief anchor and correspondent with ABC News currently earns an annual salary of $15 million and has a net worth of $40 million. He is the third highest-paid anchor of "Good Morning America," with co-anchors Robin Roberts ($18 million) and Michael Strahan ($17 million) topping out at first and second respectively (via Audacy).