Editing Charles Gibson

{{Short description|American broadcast television anchor and journalist (born 1943)}}
{{About|the TV journalist|other people with the same name|Charles Gibson (disambiguation)}}
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|birth_place=[[Evanston, Illinois]], U.S.
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'''Charles deWolf Gibson''' (born March 9, 1943) is an American [[Terrestrial television|broadcast television]] [[news presenter|anchor]], [[journalist]], and [[podcaster]]. Gibson was a host of ''[[Good Morning America]]'' from 1987 to 1998 and again from 1999 to 2006, and the anchor of ''[[World News with Charles Gibson]]'' from 2006 to 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0316889/bio|title=Charles Gibson|website=IMDb|access-date=2017-11-24}}</ref>

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. In 1975, he joined [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]], where he worked as a general assignment reporter and a correspondent from [[Washington, D.C.]]

==Early life and education==
Gibson was born on March 9, 1943, in [[Evanston, Illinois]], to Georgianna Law and Burdett Gibson, and is a great-nephew of graphic artist [[Charles Dana Gibson]]. He grew up in [[Washington, D.C.]],<ref name="official bio">{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/WN/News/story?id=1995736|title= Charles Gibson|date=September 10, 2008|work=ABC News|access-date=January 24, 2010}}</ref> and attended the [[Sidwell Friends School]], a [[independent school|private]] [[college-preparatory]] school in Washington.

In 1965, Gibson graduated with an A.B. in history from [[Princeton University]], where he was [[news director|News Director]] for [[WPRB]]-FM, the university radio station, and a member of [[Princeton Tower Club]]. Gibson completed a senior thesis titled "The Land and Capital Problems of Pre-Famine Ireland."<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gibson|first=Charles DeWolf|editor-last=Princeton University. Department of History|title=The Land and Capital Problems of Pre-Famine Ireland|url=https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/dsp01g445cf418|language=en}}</ref> In 1966, he served in the [[United States Coast Guard]].<ref>Mancini, Saverio. [https://patch.com/connecticut/newlondon/arnold-palmer-charlie-gibson-jd-power-iii-john-amos-join-national-coast-guard-museum-association "Arnold Palmer, Charlie Gibson, J.D. Power III, John Amos Join National Coast Guard Museum Association"], ''[[Patch (website)|Patch]]'', February 4, 1914. Retrieved June 11, 2021.</ref>

==Career==

===Early career===
Gibson joined [[RKO General]] in 1966 as a [[Radio producer|producer]] and later worked as a reporter and anchor for WLVA (now [[WSET-TV|WSET]]) television in [[Lynchburg, Virginia]]. In 1970, he moved to WMAL-TV (now [[WJLA]]) television, the ABC [[network affiliate]] in Washington, D.C. Gibson joined the syndicated news service [[Television News Inc.]] (TVN) in 1974. For TVN, he covered the [[United States Senate Watergate Committee|Watergate scandal investigations]] and the resignation of President [[Richard Nixon]].<ref name="official bio"/>

===ABC News===

====Field correspondent====
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 [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] correspondent from 1981 to 1987. 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 [[Infotainment#Hard news, soft news and infotainment|hard and soft]] news program ''[[Nightline (US news program)|Nightline]]'' and ''[[World News This Morning]]''.<ref name="official bio"/>

====''Good Morning America''====
[[File:First Lady Laura Bush speaks with Charlie Gibson during a Good Morning America live interview at the ABC Studios in New York City.jpg|thumb|right| Gibson interviewing First Lady [[Laura Bush]] on GMA in 2004]]
On February 23, 1987, Gibson first became a co-anchor of ''Good Morning America'', alongside [[Joan Lunden]]. From 1985 to 1995, ''Good Morning America'' was the most-watched morning show on American television.<ref name="fading"/>

Gibson hosted and narrated the [[Maryland Public Television]] documentary ''Lucky Number'', a program about [[problem gambling]], in 1990.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/29/movies/tv-weekend-the-urge-to-gamble-and-how-to-fight-it.html|title=The Urge to Gamble, and How to Fight It|last=O'Connor|first=John J.|date=June 29, 1990|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 24, 2010}}</ref>

During the [[1992 United States presidential election|1992 presidential campaign]], Vice President [[Dan Quayle]] used part of an interview between Gibson and [[Reform Party (United States)|Reform Party]] candidate [[Ross Perot]] to claim that Perot displayed contempt towards the [[United States Constitution]]. On the October 22, 1991, edition of ''Good Morning America'', Gibson asked Perot what Perot would advise President [[George H. W. Bush]] to do to "jump-start the economy". Perot stated that the U.S. helped [[Germany]] and [[Japan]] write their respective nations' constitutions: "This was at a time when the [[Industrial Revolution]] had occurred. Our Constitution was written 200 years ago, before it occurred." He added that those nations "have an intelligent relationship between business and government." Vice President Quayle responded: "Mr. Perot, we do not need a new constitution. Our Constitution has served us well."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/13/us/1992-campaign-white-house-quayle-says-perot-displays-contempt-for-constitution.html|title=Quayle Says Perot Displays Contempt for Constitution|last=Rosenthal|first=Andrew|date=June 13, 1992|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 24, 2010}}</ref> When Gibson interviewed Democratic presidential candidate and then-Governor of [[Arkansas]] [[Bill Clinton]] on June 28, 1992, ''The New York Times'' noted that Gibson repeatedly pressed Clinton to name his vice presidential candidate.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/29/us/1992-campaign-reporter-s-notebook-clinton-enjoying-mystery-over-choice-for.html|title=Clinton Enjoying Mystery Over Choice for Ticket|last=Ayres|first=B. Drummond Jr.|date=June 29, 1992|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 24, 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/10/us/1992-campaign-campaign-watch-bush-s-mouth-old-rumors-draw-big-league-attention.html|title=Out of Bush's Mouth, Old Rumors Draw Big-League Attention|last=Kolbert|first=Elizabeth|date=October 10, 1992|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 24, 2010}}</ref>

On May 1, 1998, Gibson left the program and ABC replaced him with [[Kevin Newman (journalist)|Kevin Newman]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/24/arts/good-morning-names-2d-new-anchor.html|title='Good Morning' Names 2d New Anchor|last=Mifflin|first=Lawrie|date=March 24, 1998|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 24, 2010}}</ref> Newman began hosting ''Good Morning America'' on May 4, 1998.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/31/tv/signoff-fresh-face-to-wake-up-good-morning.html|title=resh Face to Wake Up 'Good Morning'|last=Gerston|first=Jill|date=May 31, 1998|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 24, 2010}}</ref> ''Good Morning America'' then began losing viewers to [[NBC]]'s ''[[Today (NBC program)|Today]]'' show. In May 1996, ''Good Morning America'' averaged 4.17 million viewers daily, and ''Today'' averaged 4.43 million; that gap expanded to 3.12 for ''Good Morning America'' and 5.26 for ''Today''.<ref name="fading">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/21/business/hit-70-s-fading-90-s-abc-s-good-morning-america-has-seen-better-days.html?scp=27&sq=&pagewanted=all|title=A Hit From the 70's Is Fading in the 90's|last=Mifflin|first=Lawrie|date=September 21, 1998|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 24, 2010}}</ref> ABC reinstated Gibson to ''Good Morning America'' on January 18, 1999, with [[Diane Sawyer]] as co-host.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/05/business/the-media-business-old-anchors-seek-to-rescue-abc-mornings.html|title=Old Anchors Seek to Rescue ABC Mornings|last=Mifflin|first=Lawrie|date=January 5, 1999|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 24, 2010}}</ref>  He 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.  In 1998 and 1999, he was a co-anchor, with [[Connie Chung]], on the Monday edition of the ABC newsmagazine program ''[[20/20 (US television series)|20/20]]''.

On September 11, 2001, Gibson was anchoring ''Good Morning America'' with Diane Sawyer when coverage of the World Trade Center attacks began. Both anchors turned coverage over to colleague Peter Jennings at 9.11am, after the second plane hit the South Tower. His colleagues praised him for his clear eyed assessment that morning when he instantly recognised a second airplane and used the words attack. 

During the [[2004 United States presidential election|2004 U.S. presidential-election campaign]], Gibson moderated the [[2004 United States presidential debates#Second presidential debate&nbsp;– October 8|second presidential debate]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], between the two nominee candidates&nbsp;– [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[incumbent]] [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]] and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[John Kerry]]. That debate took place on October 8, 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/09/politics/campaign/09scene.html|title=In a Disguised Gym, Softballs and Political Drama|last=Bennet|first=James|date=October 9, 2004|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 24, 2010}}</ref>

====''World News with Charles Gibson''====
[[File:Fred talks to Charlie Gibson (1443263059).jpg|right|thumb|250px|Gibson interviews [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] former [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[Fred Thompson]] during Thompson's unsuccessful [[Republican Party (United States) presidential candidates, 2008|campaign for the Republican Party's 2008 U.S. presidential nomination]], September 25, 2007.]]

In the summer of 2005, Gibson began substitute anchoring ''World News Tonight'' (its name at the time) regularly after long-time anchor [[Peter Jennings]]'s treatment for [[lung cancer]] prevented him from anchoring.  On August 7, 2005, Gibson announced Jennings's death and the following day anchored ''World News Tonight'', and was eventually offered the job.

Though Gibson was a leading choice to replace Jennings, he could not agree with [[David Westin]], President of ''ABC News'', over how long he would be anchor.<ref name=NYT_20060204>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/04/arts/television/04abc.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all|title=Changes at ABC, Where the War Is More Than News |work=The New York Times|author=Steinberg, Jacques|date=February 4, 2006|access-date=January 24, 2010|author-link=Jacques Steinberg}}</ref>  On January 2, 2006, [[Elizabeth Vargas]] and [[Bob Woodruff]], veteran ''ABC News'' journalists, were chosen to be Jennings's permanent replacements. They had both been interim anchors. Vargas had been designated by Peter Jennings as his only favored choice as back up anchor on September 11, 2001.

Following Woodruff's severe injury on January 29, 2006, while on assignment in [[Iraq]], and Vargas's announcement that she was [[pregnant]], some critics questioned whether Vargas could sustain the program on her own, pointing to falling ratings. In July 2006, [[Cindy Adams]] of the ''[[New York Post]]'' reported that Gibson would become Woodruff's "Temporary Permanent Replacement" on ''World News Tonight''.<ref name=WNT>{{cite web
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}}</ref> According to some reports, while GMA co-host [[Diane Sawyer]] had coveted the ''World News Tonight'' anchor chair, Gibson had one year on his contract left and threatened to retire if he didn't get that position, and as GMA was ABC News' most lucrative show, it would be badly damaged if it lost both Sawyer and Gibson.<ref>[http://www.aoltv.ca/2009/11/18/are-abc-news-charles-gibson-and-diane-sawyer-at-war/ Are ABC News' Charles Gibson and Diane Sawyer at War?<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091125144415/http://www.aoltv.ca/2009/11/18/are-abc-news-charles-gibson-and-diane-sawyer-at-war |date=2009-11-25 }}</ref>

On May 23, 2006, Gibson was named sole anchor of ''World News Tonight'', effective May 29, 2006, after Vargas announced her resignation from the program.  She cited her doctors' recommendation to reduce considerably her workload because of her upcoming [[Parental leave|maternity leave]], and her wish to spend more time with her new baby.<ref>{{cite news
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}}</ref> She would return to anchor ''[[20/20 (US television series)|20/20]]''.

[[File:Charles Gibson President Obama Prescription for America.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]] with Gibson in the [[East Room]] of the [[White House]] during ''[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]''{{'s}} ''Prescription for America'' "[[town hall|town-hall]]"-style conversation on [[health care]], June 24, 2009.]]

During the summer of 2006, the program's title was changed to ''World News with Charles Gibson''. According to ''[[The New York Times]]'', he had previously planned to retire from ''ABC News'' on June 22, 2007, but remained to anchor the newscast.<ref name=NYTretire>{{cite news
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/17/arts/television/17abc.html?ex=1337054400&en=113d1e659553d21c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
|title=Charles Gibson Enjoys a Second Wind on ABC
|author=Steinberg, Jacques
|work=[[The New York Times]]
|date=2007-05-17
|access-date=2009-09-02
|author-link=Jacques Steinberg}}</ref>

During the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 U.S. presidential-election campaign]], Gibson was a co-moderator with [[George Stephanopoulos]], another ''ABC News'' journalist, for the April 16, 2008, [[Democratic Party (United States) presidential debates, 2008#April 16, 2008&nbsp;– ABC 8:00pm EDT&nbsp;– Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Democratic Party's presidential-election debate]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], between U.S. Senators [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Barack Obama]]; it was broadcast exclusively by ''ABC News''. Both moderators were later criticized in ''[[The Washington Post]]'' and other media outlets for their selection of insubstantial, "gotcha"-style questions. Stephanopoulos acknowledged the legitimacy of the concerns over the order of the questions,<ref>{{cite news|last=Abcarian|first=Robin|title=Stephanopoulos Defends His Questions to Obama|date=April 17, 2008|access-date=December 19, 2009 |work=Los Angeles Times |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2008/04/stephanopoulos.html}}</ref> but said they were regarding issues in the campaign that had not been covered in previous debates.<ref name="ratings">{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna24189180|title=Ratings, Criticism Big for ABC Debate – Gibson, Stephanopoulos Draw Fire for 'Shoddy' Work|author=<!--Not stated--> |agency=[[Associated Press|The Associated Press]] (''via'' ''[[NBC News]]'')|date=April 17, 2008| access-date=February 17, 2020}}</ref> ABC had sought out a woman who opposed Obama and aired a video of her asking a trivial question, repeated by Stephanopolous, about why Obama wasn't wearing a flag pin. The question brought widespread criticism from the media.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/17/AR2008041704303.html Performance By ABC's Moderators Is a Matter Of Debate], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', Howard Kurtz, April 18, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/04/abc-under-fire ABC DEFENDS THE OBAMA FLAG-PIN QUESTION], ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', Christopher Bateman, April 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2020.</ref><ref>{{cite news
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|agency=[[Associated Press|The Associated Press]] |work=[[NBC News]]}}</ref> He moderated both the Republican and the Democratic [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[Facebook]] debates at [[Saint Anselm College]] on January 5, 2008.<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/DemocraticDebate/story?id=4092530&page=1 TRANSCRIPT: ABC News/Facebook/WMUR Democratic Debate&nbsp;– ABC News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

On September 11, 2008, 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. The interview received criticism from some political commentators, specifically surrounding Gibson's question regarding the term '[[Bush Doctrine]]' due to its having a variety of differing meanings.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/12/AR2008091202457_pf.html | newspaper=The Washington Post | first=Charles | last=Krauthammer | title=Charlie Gibson's Gaffe}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,422766,00.html | work=Fox News | title=Sarah Palin vs. Charles Gibson | date=September 15, 2008 | access-date=2010-10-20 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202122815/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,422766,00.html | archive-date=2011-02-02 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

During Gibson's tenure, ''World News'' was a solid competitor and sporadically beat ''[[NBC Nightly News]]'', anchored by [[Brian Williams]], in the program ratings during 2007, the first time in several years, and the ABC program became much more distant second place after he retired.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/b142325_Diane_Sawyer_Taking_Over__i_World__i__From_Charlie_Gibson.html|title = Diane Sawyer Taking over World from Charlie Gibson|date = 2 September 2009}}</ref> The two programs have taken turns at the top of the ratings among household viewers and the 25–54 age group prized by advertisers. [[Katie Couric]]'s ''[[CBS Evening News]]'' remained a distant third.<ref>{{cite press release|title="World News with Charles Gibson" Posts Best Total Viewer & Demo Deliveries in More Than 8 Months|url=http://blogs.abcnews.com/pressroom/2009/11/world-news-with-charles-gibson-posts-best-total-viewer-demo-deliveries-in-more-than-8-months.html|work=ABC News|date=November 18, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/charles-gibsons-last-day-at-work/|title=Charles Gibson's Last Day At Work|date=December 18, 2009|agency=Associated Press|access-date=January 17, 2010|work=CBS News}}</ref>  During his last few months as anchor, Gibson also worked on a special documentary about the oil industry entitled "Over a Barrel: The Truth About Oil," which was a critical and ratings success and earned him several awards.

According to reports, while ABC tried to persuade Gibson to stay on as anchor, he decided to retire.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/03/business/media/03anchor.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss | work=The New York Times | title=At ABC, an Anchor Shift; for TV, an Image Shift | first1=Bill | last1=Carter | first2=Brian | last2=Stelter | date=September 3, 2009 | access-date=April 28, 2010}}</ref> On September 2, 2009, ''ABC News'' announced that [[Diane Sawyer]] would replace Gibson at the "World News" anchor chair following his retirement from ABC News.  Gibson anchored his final edition of World News on December 18, 2009.<ref>{{cite news
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</ref>

==Recent work==
In December 2010, Gibson participated as a speaker on [https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/voices/ Voices in Leadership], an original [[Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health]] webcast series, in a discussion titled, "[https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/voices/events/gibson/ Lessons Learned as an ABC News Anchor]," moderated by [[Robert Blendon|Dr. Robert Blendon]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/voices/events/gibson/|title=Charlie Gibson on Lessons Learned as an ABC News Anchor|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226020121/http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/voices/events/gibson/|archive-date=2015-12-26|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2016, he appears as a news anchor in season 4 of the [[Netflix]] original series [[House of Cards (U.S. TV series)|''House of Cards'']].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/06/arts/television/house-of-cards-season-4-episode-4-assassination.html|title='House of Cards' Season 4, Episode 4: Well That Was Surprising|last=Chaney|first=Jen|date=2016-03-06|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-09-18}}</ref>

During ABC News' live presidential election coverage on November 8, 2016, Gibson appeared as a contributor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/tv/who-is-covering-election-night-2016-tv/|title=Election 2016: Find Out How TV Networks Are Covering This Historic Night|work=People|access-date=2018-09-24|language=en}}</ref>

On May 2, 2022, Gibson returned to ABC where he hosted a [[podcast]] for [[ABC Audio]] with his daughter Kate. The podcast, titled The Bookcase was designed to feature authors, book industry insiders and local independent bookstores. The first episode featured [[Oprah Winfrey]] who discussed the impact of her bookclub, how she picks her choices and her own reading habits.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/charlie-gibson-abc-news-podcast-books-kate-gibson-1235136322/ | title=Former 'GMA' and 'World News' Anchor Charlie Gibson Returning to ABC News … as a Podcast Host (Exclusive) | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=28 April 2022 }}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
In 1973, the [[National Endowment for the Humanities]] awarded him a [[NEH Journalism Fellow|National Journalism Fellowship]]. The [[Radio Television Digital News Association]] awarded Gibson the [[Paul White (journalist)|Paul White]] Award in 2006,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rtdna.org/content/paul_white_award#.U4FBHS8-Ngc |title=Paul White Award |publisher=[[Radio Television Digital News Association]] |access-date=2014-05-27 |archive-date=2013-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225052416/http://rtdna.org/content/paul_white_award#.U4FBHS8-Ngc |url-status=dead }}</ref> and in 2008 [[Quinnipiac University]] awarded him the Fred Friendly First Amendment Award.<ref name="official bio"/>

==Personal life==
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Gibson's wife, Arlene Gibson, is an educator who retired in 2006 as [[Principal (education)|head of school]] at [[Spence School|The Spence School]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{Dead link|date=September 2009}}{{cite web 
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 }}</ref> She has also 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.<ref name=sitepages>{{cite book|access-date=2009-09-02 |url=http://files.sitepages.com/spence/PA/bulletin06.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030014925/http://files.sitepages.com/spence/PA/bulletin06.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-10-30 |title=2005-2006 Bulletin&nbsp;– The Spence School |publisher=[[Spence School|The Spence School]]. [[PDF]] format (3.6Mb) }}</ref> She is on the [[trustee|board of trustees]] at her ''[[alma mater]]'', [[Bryn Mawr College]] in [[Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania|Bryn Mawr]], [[Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web
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They have two daughters, Jessica and Katherine.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2009-09-02
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|title=Charles Gibson&nbsp;– Co-Anchor, ABCNews' Good Morning America
|date=2005-11-14
|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]}}</ref> On March 14, 2006, Jessica gave birth to Gibson's first grandchild.<ref>{{cite web
|access-date=2009-09-02
|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1173397,00.html
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319195606/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1173397,00.html
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=March 19, 2008
|title=GMA Host Charles Gibson a Granddad
|first=Stephen M. |last=Silverman
|date=2006-03-15
|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref>

Gibson has resided with his family in [[Summit, New Jersey]].<ref>Lawler, Sylvia. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120724103030/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mcall/access/92411658.html?dids=92411658:92411658&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+30%2C+1987&author=SYLVIA+LAWLER%2C+The+Morning+Call&pub=Morning+Call&desc=CHARLES+GIBSON+PERFECTLY+HAPPY+AS+%27GMA%27+EQUAL&pqatl=google "CHARLES GIBSON PERFECTLY HAPPY AS 'GMA' EQUAL"], ''[[The Morning Call]]'', August 30, 1987. Accessed February 17, 2011. ""Charlie, his wife Arlene, and their two daughters, had just spent their first night in a new home in Summit, N.J., where Mrs. Gibson is headmistress of a girls school before he headed out west to talk to the press."</ref>

Beginning in 2006,<ref>{{cite web
|author=Stevens, Ruth
|date=June 14, 2006
|title=Eight Named to Board of Trustees
|url=http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S15/03/09I27/
|publisher=[[Princeton University]] <!--september 5, 2009 - not real clear from website what entity at princeton is the publisher - its newspaper? its press office?--> |access-date=March 6, 2012}}</ref> Gibson was a member of the [[trustee|board of trustees]] of Princeton University, until his term expired in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Board of Trustees, 2011–12 |date=February 13, 2012 |url=http://www.princeton.edu/vpsec/trustees/current/ |publisher=[[Princeton University]] |access-date=March 6, 2012}}</ref>

On May 28, 1989, Gibson delivered the commencement address at [[Vassar College]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/30/nyregion/commencements-vassar-college.html|title=Commencements; Vassar College|date=May 30, 1989|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 24, 2010}}</ref> On May 17, 2006, Gibson delivered the [[Commencement speech|commencement address]] at [[Monmouth University]]'s class of 2006's graduation ceremony held at the [[PNC Bank Arts Center]] in [[Holmdel Township, New Jersey|Holmdel Township]], New Jersey.<ref>{{Verify source|date=September 2009}}<!--source headline is in the future.  need post-event source.  --> {{cite web|url=http://monmouth.edu/news/news_story.asp?iNewsID=3791&.../abo_news_latest.asp|title=Charles Gibson to Deliver Monmouth University Commencement Speech on May 17|author=Press release|author-link=News release|date=2006-04-27|publisher=[[Monmouth University]]|access-date=2009-09-02}}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He was also presented with a [[Doctor of Humane Letters|doctor of humane letters]], an honorary degree.<ref>{{cite news|access-date=2009-09-03 |url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/ap/178172169.shtml |agency=[[Associated Press|The Associated Press]] |newspaper=[[The Augusta Chronicle]] |title=ABC Anchor Charles Gibson Urges Union College Graduates in Upstate N.Y. to Act Ethically |author=<!--Not stated-->  |date=2007-06-17 }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

On June 17, 2007, Gibson delivered the commencement address to the class of 2007's graduation ceremony at [[Union College]] in [[Schenectady, New York|Schenectady]], New York.<ref>{{cite news
|access-date=2009-09-03
|author=<!--Not stated--> 
|url= http://news10now.com/content/all_news/?ArID=103613&SecID=83
|title=Charles Gibson Speaks at Union College Commencement
|publisher=[[News 10 Now]]
|date=2007-06-17
}}</ref> Gibson also received an honorary doctor of humane letters, as well as a framed copy of his father's 1923 college [[yearbook]] entry. His father, Burdett Gibson, grew up in Schenectady and graduated from the college in 1923.<ref>{{cite news
|access-date=2009-09-03
|author=<!--Not stated--> 
|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-06-17-gibson-scholarship_N.htm
|agency=[[Associated Press|The Associated Press]] |newspaper=[[USA Today]]
|title=ABC's Gibson Establishes Scholarship
|date=2007-06-17
}}</ref> Gibson contributed an estimated US$75,000 to the college to help create the Burdett Gibson Class of 1923 Scholarship, which is awarded annually to a deserving student in need.<ref>
{{cite web
|access-date=2009-09-03
|url=http://www.union.edu/N/DS/s.php?s=7272
|date=2007-06-17
|title=Text of President Stephen Ainlay's Remarks
|work=[[The Chronicle (Union College magazine)|The Chronicle]]
}}</ref>

==Career timeline==
1966- Gibson joined the RKO General as a producer and later worked as a reporter and anchor for WLVA (now WSET) television in Lynchburg, Virginia. In 1970, he moved to WMAL-TV (now WJLA) television, the ABC network affiliate in Washington, D.C. Gibson joined the syndicated news service Television News, Inc. (TVN) in 1974.
* 1970–1973&nbsp;– [[news presenter|anchor]] and [[reporter]] at [[WJLA-TV|WMAL-TV]], the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television-[[network affiliate]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name="ABC-2008-09-10">{{cite news
|author=<!--Not stated--> 
|access-date=2009-09-03
|url=https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/News/story?id=1995736
|date=2008-09-10
|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]
|title=Charles Gibson&nbsp;– Anchor 'World News Tonight'
}}</ref>
* 1977–1981&nbsp;– general-assignment [[correspondent]] for the ''[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]'' division of the ABC television network.<ref name="ABC-2008-09-10" />
* 1981–1987&nbsp;– chief correspondent for the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] for ''ABC News''.<ref name="ABC-2008-09-10" />
* February 1987–May 1998; January 1999–June 2006&nbsp;– co-anchor of ''ABC News'''s ''[[Good Morning America]]'', a [[breakfast television]] [[news program|news]] and [[talk show|talk program]].<ref name="ABC-2008-09-10" />
* 1998–2000&nbsp;– co-anchor of ''ABC News'''s newsmagazine program ''[[20/20 (US television series)|20/20]]''
* 2000–2004&nbsp;– co-anchor of ''ABC News'''s ''[[Primetime (U.S. TV program)|Primetime]]'', a [[newsmagazine#Television news magazines|television newsmagazine]].<ref name="ABC-2008-09-10" />
* October 2004&nbsp;– [[wikt:moderator|moderator]] of a "[[town hall|town-hall]]"-style [[debate]] during the [[2004 United States presidential debates#Second presidential debate&nbsp;– October 8|2004 U.S. presidential-election campaign]] between candidates [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]] and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[John Kerry]].<ref name="ABC-2008-09-10" />
* May 2006&nbsp;– December 2009&nbsp;– anchor of ''[[World News with Charles Gibson]]''.<ref name="ABC-2008-09-10" />
* January 2008&nbsp;– moderator of debates between the Democratic candidates, as well as Republican candidates.
* April 2008&nbsp;– co-moderator of a [[Democratic Party (United States) presidential debates, 2008#April 16, 2008 - ABC 8:00pm EDT - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Democratic Party U.S. presidential-campaign debate]] between candidates&nbsp;– [[United States Senate|U.S. Senators]] [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Barack Obama]]&nbsp;– during the [[Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008|2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries]].
* September 2008&nbsp;– conducts the first major interview of [[Sarah Palin]] after she was named the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]'s [[Vice President of the United States|U.S. vice-presidential]] candidate.
* September 2009&nbsp;– ''ABC News'' announces Gibson's plans to retire as anchor of ''World News with Charles Gibson'' in late 2009 and that ''ABC News''' [[Diane Sawyer]] will become the ''World News'' anchor.
* December 18, 2009&nbsp;– Gibson delivers his final broadcast on ''World News'' with a farewell speech.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Journalism|Television|United States}}
* [https://abcnews.go.com/WN/CharlieGibson/ Charles Gibson: ABC Honors Anchor's Career]
* [https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2128555&page=1 Charlie Gibson's Goodbye Speech on ''GMA'']&nbsp;– June 28, 2006
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