Nearly 18 months after leaving ABC News for NBC Sports, Josh Elliott is in talks to return to his old job as the news reader on “Good Morning America.’ Variety reports that according to two people with knowledge of the situation, ABC executives are potentially open to a plan to buy Elliott out of his $4 million-a-year contract at NBC, and put him back on “GMA.” That’s so he can help the morning show fend off “Today,” which has been gaining in the key ad demographic.
If the deal is reached, it’s not clear how soon Elliott would return, but it could mean a reshuffling of talent on “GMA.” A source says executives at ABC News believe the current lineup of personalities isn’t as gender-balanced as it once was, which is why they are open to bringing Elliott back.
