Josh Elliott
News Anchor, "Good Morning America"
Photos
Josh Elliott was named News Anchor for ABC’s “Good Morning America” in March 2011. Elliot exclusively interviewed former Penn State president Dr. Graham Spanier in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal, covered daredevil Nik Wallenda’s record-breaking tightrope walk over Niagara Falls, and went behind the scenes at the 2012 Rose Bowl Parade. Additionally, he reported on the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Before “Good Morning America,” Elliott was the host of ESPN’s” SportsCenter” weekday mornings, since August 2008. He also writes columns for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine, having served in these roles since April 2006. He first appeared on ESPN in 2004 as a guest contributor to ESPN’s “Around the Horn,” “Rome Is Burning” and “Cold Pizza.”
From June 2005 to March 2006, Elliott hosted ESPN Classic’s nightly series “Classic Now,” which delved into the sports news of the day and gave it historical context through debate and discussion, interviewing guests in studio and via satellite. He has also served as an anchor for ESPNNEWS.
Elliott came to ESPN after six years at Sports Illustrated, primarily covering the NFL, golf and adventure sports, and also covering Major League Baseball, the NBA and NCAA football and basketball. In addition to covering sports, he reported on the outbreak of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq while on assignment in the United Arab Emirates. Prior to that assignment, the southern California native worked in television production with 20th Century Fox, served as a comedy development assistant for FOX TV and was a producer for Galaxy Productions.
Elliott holds a master’s degree from the Columbia School of Journalism and a bachelor’s in English literature from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He won a New York Emmy in 2005 for his writing and reporting contributions to the MSG Network program “Angles.”