Editing George Stephanopoulos (section)

==Early life and education==
George Stephanopoulos was born in [[Fall River, Massachusetts]], the son of Robert George Stephanopoulos and Nickolitsa "Nikki" Gloria (née Chafos). His parents were of [[Greek Americans|Greek]] descent.<ref>''[[Finding Your Roots]]'', PBS, November 18, 2014.</ref> His father was a [[Greek Orthodox Church|Greek Orthodox]] priest and [[Dean (Christianity)|dean]] emeritus of the [[Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity]] in [[New York City]].<ref name="father'sbio">[http://www.goarch.org/archdiocese/affiliates/rca/biography/stephanopoulos_robert "Fr. Robert George Stephanopoulos"]. [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]]. Retrieved December 20, 2009.</ref> His mother was the director of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]] National News Service for many years.<ref name="father'sbio"/>
[[File:George Stephanopoulos crop.jpg|thumb|right|Stephanopoulos speaking at [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University|Virginia Tech]] in March 2006]]
Following some time in [[Purchase, New York]], Stephanopoulos moved to the eastern suburbs of [[Cleveland, Ohio]], where he graduated in 1978 from [[Orange High School (Ohio)|Orange High School]] in [[Pepper Pike, Ohio|Pepper Pike]].<ref name="Fong">{{cite news|url=https://www.cleveland.com/education/2009/10/post.html|title=George Stephanopoulos returns home to praise Cuyahoga Community College|first=Marvin|last=Fong|work=[[The Plain Dealer#cleveland.com|Cleveland.com]]|publisher=[[Advance Publications]]|location=[[Brooklyn, Ohio]]|date=October 13, 2009|access-date=April 18, 2020}}</ref>

In 1982, Stephanopoulos received a Bachelor of Arts degree in [[political science]] ''[[summa cum laude]]'' from [[Columbia University]] in [[New York City|New York]] and was the [[salutatorian]] of his class.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stephanopoulos Returns to Columbia to Teach|url=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/record/archives/vol22/vol22_iss11/record2211.13.html|access-date=2020-10-16|website=www.columbia.edu}}</ref> While at Columbia, he was elected to [[Phi Beta Kappa]] his junior year and was awarded a [[Harry S. Truman Scholarship]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100528070230/http://truman.gov/meet-our-scholars?Year=1980 Meet Our 1980 Truman Scholars],</ref> He was also a sports broadcaster for 89.9 [[WKCR-FM]], the university's [[college radio|radio station]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Columbia Daily Spectator 20 November 1981 — Columbia Spectator|url=http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/?a=d&d=cs19811120-01.2.18&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-%22George+Stephanopoulos%22------|access-date=2020-10-16|website=spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu}}</ref> As a student, he lived in [[Carman Hall]] and [[East Campus (Columbia University)|East Campus]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Columbia Spectator 25 March 2005 — Columbia Spectator |url=https://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/?a=d&d=cs20050325-03.2.17&srpos=12&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-%22Julia+Stiles%22------ |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu}}</ref>

Stephanopoulos attended [[Balliol College, Oxford|Balliol College]] at the [[University of Oxford]] in England, as a [[Rhodes Scholarship|Rhodes Scholar]], earning a [[Master of Arts in Theological Studies|Master of Arts in Theology]] in 1984.{{sfn|Loesch|2016|page=70}}