After three years with Good Morning America, anchor Chris Cuomo is leaving the nation’s second top-rated morning program.

Cuomo has been promoted to co-anchor of 20/20, where he will share the anchor desk on breaking news stories with correspondent Elizabeth Vargas, ABC said Thursday. Friday will be the last day at GMA for Chris, as well departing lead anchor Diane Sawyer — who has been replaced by political analyst George Stephanopolus as she prepares to take over the network’s nightly news staple, World News Tonight.

“It is a dream job for a journalist like me, but it was also a very difficult decision, because I am leaving a special place and crew and all of you and you are all part of my family. The good news is you never really leave family,” Chris said during this morning’s show.