Charles deWolf Gibson was born on March 9,1943 and is an American broadcast television anchor, journalist and podcaster.
32 Facts About Charles Gibson
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In 1965, Gibson worked as the news director for Princeton University's student-run radio station, a radio producer for RKO, and a reporter for local television stations.
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Charles Gibson grew up in Washington, DC and attended the Sidwell Friends School, a private college-preparatory school in Washington.
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Charles Gibson joined RKO General in 1966 as a producer and later worked as a reporter and anchor for WLVA television in Lynchburg, Virginia.
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In 1970, he moved to WMAL-TV television, the ABC network affiliate in Washington, DC Charles Gibson joined the syndicated news service Television News Inc in 1974.
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Charles Gibson joined ABC News in 1975, where he worked as its White House correspondent from 1976 to 1977, a general assignment reporter from 1977 to 1981, and House of Representatives correspondent from 1981 to 1987.
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Charles Gibson was a correspondent and fill-in anchor for World News Tonight with Peter Jennings anchored ABC World News Saturday and substitute anchor on the late-night hard and soft news program Nightline and World News This Morning.
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On February 23,1987, Charles Gibson first became a co-anchor of Good Morning America, alongside Joan Lunden.
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Charles Gibson hosted and narrated the Maryland Public Television documentary Lucky Number, a program about problem gambling, in 1990.
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Charles Gibson interviewed President Bush on October 9 that year; Bush stated that he questioned Clinton's judgment, not patriotism, in traveling to the Soviet Union in 1969.
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On May 1,1998, Charles Gibson left the program and ABC replaced him with Kevin Newman.
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Charles Gibson remained as co-anchor until June 28,2006, when he left to anchor World News Tonight, after having spent 19 years with the morning program.
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On September 11,2001, Charles Gibson was anchoring Good Morning America with Diane Sawyer when coverage of the World Trade Center attacks began.
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In July 2006, Cindy Adams of the New York Post reported that Charles Gibson would become Woodruff's "Temporary Permanent Replacement" on World News Tonight.
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On May 23,2006, Charles Gibson was named sole anchor of World News Tonight, effective May 29,2006, after Vargas announced her resignation from the program.
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Charles Gibson cited her doctors' recommendation to reduce considerably her workload because of her upcoming maternity leave, and her wish to spend more time with her new baby.
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Charles Gibson moderated both the Republican and the Democratic ABC, Facebook debates at Saint Anselm College on January 5,2008.
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On September 11,2008, Charles Gibson interviewed Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee candidate, her first interview after being named as presidential nominee John McCain's running mate.
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The interview received criticism from some political commentators, specifically surrounding Charles Gibson's question regarding the term 'Bush Doctrine' due to its having a variety of differing meanings.
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Charles Gibson anchored his final edition of World News on December 18,2009.
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On May 2,2022, Charles Gibson returned to ABC where he hosted a podcast for ABC Audio with his daughter Kate.
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Charles Gibson's wife, Arlene Charles Gibson, is an educator who retired in 2006 as head of school at The Spence School in New York City.
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Charles Gibson has held positions at other schools in New York City and New Jersey, and was previously the head of the middle school at the Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore, Maryland, in the 1980s.
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Charles Gibson is on the board of trustees at her alma mater, Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
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Charles Gibson has resided with his family in Summit, New Jersey.
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On May 28,1989, Charles Gibson delivered the commencement address at Vassar College.
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On May 17,2006, Charles Gibson delivered the commencement address at Monmouth University's class of 2006's graduation ceremony held at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel Township, New Jersey.
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Charles Gibson was presented with a doctor of humane letters, an honorary degree.
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On June 17,2007, Charles Gibson delivered the commencement address to the class of 2007's graduation ceremony at Union College in Schenectady, New York.
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Charles Gibson received an honorary doctor of humane letters, as well as a framed copy of his father's 1923 college yearbook entry.
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Charles Gibson contributed an estimated US$75,000 to the college to help create the Burdett Charles Gibson Class of 1923 Scholarship, which is awarded annually to a deserving student in need.
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In 1970, he moved to WMAL-TV television, the ABC network affiliate in Washington, DC Charles Gibson joined the syndicated news service Television News, Inc in 1974.