Biography
Beginning his career with a local affiliate station and a syndicated new service in the early-1970s, Gibson signed on with ABC News in 1975 as a correspondent covering the White House and the House of Representatives. In 1987, the avuncular Gibson began co-hosting the morning news program, "Good Morning, America" (ABC, 1975- ), alongside popular co-anchor, Joan Lunden. Coming from a news background, Gibson handled many of the harder news …
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Career Milestones
2008 | Co-moderated, with George Stephanopoulos, the Democratic Party's presidential-election debate between U.S. Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama | |
2006 | Named sole anchor of ABC's "World News Tonight" broadcast; replacing Elizabeth Vargas who left on maternity leave and co-anchor, Bob Woodruff who was injured in Iraq | |
2004 | Moderated a "town-hall" style debate during the 2004 U.S. presidential-election campaign between candidates Republican U.S. President George W. Bush and Democratic U.S. Senator John Kerry | |
1999 | Returned to "Good Morning America" (ABC) as co-host with Diane Sawyer | |
1998 | Replaced Sam Donaldson as the co-anchor of the renamed "Primetime Thursday with Charles Gibson" (ABC) | |
1998 | Co-anchored, with Connie Chung, on the Monday edition of ABC News's "20/20" | |
1990 | Hosted "Lucky Number," a PBS documentary on gambling | |
1987 | Replaced David Hartman as co-host of "Good Morning America" (ABC) | |
1981 | Named ABC News' chief correspondent at the House of Representatives | |
| Served as general assignment correspondent for ABC News | ||
1976 | Covered Gerald Ford's presidential campaign | |
1975 | Joined ABC News, covering the U.S. House of Representatives and the White House | |
1974 | Worked at syndicated news service Television News, Inc. (TVN) | |
1970 | Became anchor and reporter for WMAL-TV (now WJLA), the ABC affiliate in Washington, DC | |
| Worked as news director for WLVA-TV and Radio in Lynchburg, VA | ||
1966 | First professional job as Washington producer for the RKO Network | |