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Charles Gibson  Charles Gibson is anchor of ABC’s flagship broadcast “World News.” He is one of the most distinguished journalists in television with over forty years’ experience, more than thirty of those spent at ABC News. Since being named anchor of “World News” in May 2006, Gibson has reported from around the country and the world. In advance of the 2008 national election, he has covered the pivotal primaries and caucuses from the scene in Iowa, New Hampshire and Texas, and moderated back-to-back presidential debates in New Hampshire just days before that state’s primary. When violence broke out between Israel and Hezbollah in summer 2006, Gibson traveled to the region and reported from both sides of the conflict. He reported from Amman, Jordan on the highly anticipated meeting between President George Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Domestically, Gibson has reported from the campus of Virginia Tech following the school shooting; from Southern California when wildfires were burning out of control and aboard Air Force One, where he conducted a wide-ranging interview with President Bush. Prior to being named anchor of “World News,” Gibson was co-anchor of “Good Morning America (GMA).” In addition, he was co-anchor of “Primetime Thursday,” now known as “Primetime.” On “GMA,” Gibson covered “front page” events and issues. In 2005, he traveled to Vatican City to report on the death of Pope John Paul II, and he was the first morning television anchor to report live from inside the walls of CIA Headquarters, where he had an exclusive interview with former CIA Director Porter Goss. Gibson has interviewed each of the last seven American presidents, and has also anchored many broadcasts from Republican and Democratic national conventions, as well as presidential inaugurations. Gibson is a graduate of Princeton University. He and his wife, Arlene, live in New York. |
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