World News Archive24-May-2006
Continuing a remarkable period of upheaval at the top ranks of broadcast news, ABC appointed Charles Gibson on Tuesday to replace Elizabeth Vargas as anchor of its hard-luck "World News Tonight" evening newscast. Charles Gibson Is Named Anchor of ABC's 'World News Tonight' NEW YORK (AP) -- ABC appointed Charles Gibson as the new anchor of its struggling "World News Tonight" broadcast on Tuesday, replacing Elizabeth Vargas. The post-Peter Jennings, two-anchor format on World News Tonight that ABC unveiled Jan. 3 with Bob Woodruff and Elizabeth Vargas had problems almost from the start. Tuesday, in a move that had been rumored for months, ABC killed the format and installed 63-year-old Charles Gibson, a fixture on Good Morning America for the past 19 years, as solo anchor. CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- ABC News said Tuesday that it's named long-time "Good Morning America" co-anchor Charles Gibson to the anchoring job at "World News Tonight." ABC Appoints Charles Gibson to Replace Elizabeth Vargas As Anchor of 'World News Tonight' The ABC television network is shaking up its evening news programming by naming "Good Morning America" co-host Charles Gibson as the new anchor of "World News Tonight." May 23 (Bloomberg) -- ABC News named television journalist Charles Gibson as the sole anchor of ``World News Tonight,'' the Walt Disney Co. network's evening news program.
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