New York ( CNN ) Jake Tapper is the next anchor of CNN 's Sunday morning political interview program `` State of the Union . '' CNN announced Tapper 's promotion on Friday morning . He will take over the program in June ; he 'll remain the channel 's chief Washington correspondent and the anchor of the weekday afternoon newscast `` The Lead . '' Among his peers , Tapper is seen as an authority on politics , something a program like `` State of the Union '' demands . He received rave reviews when he was the interim anchor of ABC 's Sunday morning hour `` This Week '' in 2010 . `` I could n't be more excited about this election season and the new platform I will have at CNN to cover it , '' Tapper said in a statement . `` 'State Of The Union ' has a rich tradition and I hope to not only build on its history but expand the definition of what a Sunday show can be . '' Tapper thanked CNN Worldwide CEO Jeff Zucker `` for the confidence he continues to show in me and to my colleagues at CNN for the incredible support on air and off that I 've received since beginning this adventure two years ago . '' Tapper joined CNN from ABC in 2013 to anchor `` The Lead . '' On `` State of the Union , '' he succeeds Candy Crowley , who signed off the program last December . A rotation of fill-in hosts have been anchoring the program this year . Zucker announced Tapper 's appointment on the network 's editorial conference call on Friday morning . `` I am thrilled that Jake will take on this additional role at such a pivotal time in the election cycle , '' Zucker said in a statement . `` He has the perfect combination of skills that make him uniquely qualified -- he 's a relentless reporter , a gifted storyteller , and a terrific interviewer who does n't stop until he gets answers . We are lucky to have him on both 'The Lead ' and 'State of the Union . ' '' Sunday political programs are among the most prestigious chairs at television networks . And changes are afoot : CBS is about to say goodbye to Bob Schieffer , the longtime moderator of `` Face the Nation , '' who will be succeeded by John Dickerson in June . Additionally , NBC replaced David Gregory with Chuck Todd on the original Sunday public affairs program , `` Meet the Press , '' last fall . With the anchor moves at the other networks , CNN may see an opportunity for what 's known in the industry as share-shifting -- viewers switching networks and sampling the new anchors . With his new position , Tapper will become the second man to work weekdays and Sunday mornings . ABC 's George Stephanopoulos is both a co-host of `` Good Morning America '' and the moderator of `` This Week . '' There is precedent for this at CNN : for many years Wolf Blitzer anchored on the weekdays and led the Sunday morning program `` Late Edition , '' the forerunner to `` State of the Union . ''
Jake Tapper will add the Sunday show `` State of the Union '' to his portfolio at CNN . Tapper also anchors `` The Lead '' on weekdays .