Sawyer to take over as anchor of ABC evening news
Women will anchor two of the three major network evening newscasts - the premier jobs in the TV news business - as Diane Sawyer replaces Charles Gibson , who is retiring from ABC at the end of the year. Until Katie Couric became " CBS Evening News " anchor in September 2006, no woman had held the job done by broadcast legends like Walter Cronkite , Peter Jennings , Tom Brokaw , Chet Huntley , David Brinkley and Dan Rather alone. Barbara Walters , Connie Chung and Elizabeth Vargas have done it...

ABC's Diane Sawyer: From 'Good Morning America' to 'World News Tonight'
MINNEAPOLIS (AdAge.com) -- The recent passing of broadcast-journalism giants Walter Cronkite and Don Hewitt has had many remembering the history of network news. It seems likely, however, that the two CBS News vets, who were present at the creation, would have wanted to report on its future, especially given today's news that "ABC World News Tonight" has named Diane Sawyer to take over for anchor Charlie Gibson this January. With "CBS Evening News" helmed by Katie Couric, for the first time two...

Charles Gibson retiring: PHOTO
After almost 35 years as a news anchor for ABC, Charles Gibson is retiring. He's going to continue hosting World News through the end of the year, then Diane Sawyer will take over the reigns. (Side note: Diane will become the second female network anchor, joining Katie Couric.) In an email to his co-workers, Charles had this to say: It has not been an easy decision to make. This has been my professional home for almost 35 years. And I love this news department, and all who work in it, to the...

Sawyer to take over as anchor of ABC evening news (AP)
NEW YORK – Women will anchor two of the three major network evening newscasts — the premier jobs in the TV news business — as Diane Sawyer replaces Charles Gibson , who is retiring from ABC at the end of the year. Until Katie Couric became "CBS Evening News" anchor in September 2006, no woman had held the job done by broadcast legends like Walter Cronkite , Peter Jennings , Tom Brokaw , Chet Huntley , David Brinkley and Dan Rather alone. Barbara Walters , Connie Chung and...

Diane Sawyer Taking Over World From Charlie Gibson: PHOTO
Guess Charles Gibson has decided it's somebody else's turn to kick Katie Couric 's butt in the ratings. The veteran journo announced today that he will retire from ABC's World News Tonight at the end of the year, turning the anchor desk over to his old Good Morning America cohort Diane Sawyer . Gibson, 66, took over the World News desk in May 2006, succeeding cohosts Elizabeth Vargas (who left to have a baby) and Bob Woodruff (who was severely injured in a roadside bomb attack in Iraq) after...

Sawyer will be anchor at ABC
Charles Gibson, who provided a steadying hand to a "World News" program reeling from tragedy, will retire at the end of the year and ABC News has appointed Diane Sawyer to replace him in January. Gibson, 66, said he had been planning to retire at the end of 2007 but events compelled him to stay. He was named anchor following the death of Peter Jennings and the wartime injury of Bob Woodruff in 2006. He's been at ABC News for 35 years and says he plans to continue as an occasional contributor....

ABC handoff's old news
Diane Sawyer added what is likely to be the final entry on her resume last week when she got the nod to succeed Charles Gibson as anchor of the network's flagship "World News" nightly newscast in January. It's a momentous shift for ABC, of course, from a male to a femme voice, but it's hardly a generational handoff. At 63, Sawyer is but three years younger than Gibson, who took the helm of the broadcast in May 2006 in the tumultuous period that followed the death of Peter Jennings. There's no...

Charles Gibson to Step Down as ABC's World News Anchor
In replacing Charles Gibson, Diane Sawyer will become the second woman to assume the high-powered chair at a network newscast. You will know who the first was; that would be Katie Couric, and that "experiment" has not been all that successful. Ironically, Charles Gibson left Good Morning, America in 2006 for the World News slot, and Diane Sawyer will do the same. This will produce a sizeable GMA void, which will need fast filling. Charles Gibson will step down in January. He approached ABC News...

ABC's Gibson to Step Down; Sawyer Will Replace Him
Charles Gibson , the anchor of ABC ’s “World News,” is stepping down from the position at the end of this year. Diane Sawyer , the longtime “Good Morning America” host, will be his replacement. She will start in January. Mr. Gibson made the decision after long conversations with the president of ABC News, David Westin , the network said. “World News” has been finishing second in the ratings behind NBC ’s “Nightly News” with Brian...

Diane Sawyer to replace Gibson as ABC News anchor
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Charles Gibson will step down as news anchor on ABC television's "World News" and will be replaced by Diane Sawyer beginning in January, ABC News said on Wednesday. Sawyer's promotion means two of the three big U.S. network nightly newscasts will be in the hands of women anchors. Katie Couric heads up "CBS Evening News." Sawyer, most recently a host of ABC's "Good Morning America" show, was a pioneer among women in American broadcast television news, becoming the first...

Diane Sawyer Replacing Charlie Gibson As ABC "World News" Anchor
Diane Sawyer will replace Charlie Gibson as ABC "World News" anchor, the New York Post's Michael Starr first reported . Sawyer will become the second woman to solo-anchor the evening news, joining Katie Couric, who helms the "CBS Evening News." The move will make Brian Williams the lone man anchoring the network evening newscasts. READ Couric'S STATEMENT ON Gibson AND Sawyer HERE READ Brian Williams' STATEMENT ON Gibson AND Sawyer HERE Gibson told colleagues Wednesday that he would be leaving...

At ABC News, Attention Now Turns to 'GMA'
When David Westin solved his evening news dilemma with the promotion of the “Good Morning America” co-host Diane Sawyer this week, he created a more onerous problem for himself in the morning. With Ms. Sawyer set to move to “World News” as Charles Gibson’s replacement in January, “Good Morning America” — which essentially keeps Mr. Westin’s news division afloat financially — will suddenly be without its rudder. The network has four...

Charlie Gibson Being Replaced by Diane Sawyer on 'Wo
"World News Tonight" anchor Charlie Gibson is stepping down to make way for his former "Good Morning America" co-host Diane Sawyer. ABC News announced Wednesday that Charlie Gibson will leave "World News" in January, and that Diane Sawyer will be the new anchor of the network's evening newscast. Sawyer's elevation means that, with Katie Couric, two of the three leading anchors for the broadcast networks will be women. Gibson, 66, took over the anchor chair at "World News" in May 2006, after...

Diane Sawyer anchors her status on ABC: PHOTO
Diane Sawyer had twice been passed over for the job of anchoring ABC's evening news broadcast, first after the death of Peter Jennings, and then following the abrupt end of the Bob Woodruff-Elizabeth Vargas pairing that led the network to put the avuncular Charles Gibson in the anchor chair.

Diane Sawyer anchors her status on ABC: PHOTO
Diane Sawyer had twice been passed over for the job of anchoring ABC's evening news broadcast, first after the death of Peter Jennings, and then following the abrupt end of the Bob Woodruff-Elizabeth Vargas pairing that led the network to put the avuncular Charles Gibson in the anchor chair.

Breaking: Charlie Gibson To Step Down from ABC 'World News', Diane Sawyer to Anchor Broadcast
TVNewser has learned ABC News will announce today that Charlie Gibson will leave "World News" in January and that Diane Sawyer will be named the new anchor of the network's evening newscast. Gibson has been the anchor of "World News" since May 2006, after the pairing of Elizabeth Vargas and Bob Woodruff was broken up when Woodruff was seriously wounded in an IED attack in Iraq. Woodruff and Vargas were named co-anchors of the program in Dec. 2005 after the death of longtime anchor Peter...

Abc - Sawyer To Replace Gibson As Abc Anchor: PHOTO
Charles Gibson will step down as anchor of ABC's World News in January and be replaced by his onetime Good Morning America and Primetime co-host Diane Sawyer, ABC News President David Westin announced today (Wednesday). In a message to colleagues, Gibson said that he had planned to step down in 2007. "But with Peter [Jennings's] illness, Bob [Woodruff's] injuries, and Elizabeth [Vargas's] Pregnancy, the job at World News came open in May of 2006, and David asked me to step in as anchor. It was...

ABC News: Gibson retiring, Sawyer will be anchor: PHOTO
NEW YORK (AP) — Charles Gibson , who provided a steadying hand to a World News broadcast reeling from tragedy, will retire at the end of the year and ABC News appointed Diane Sawyer on Wednesday to replace him in January.

ABC News: Gibson retiring, Sawyer will be anchor
Charles Gibson is retiring at the end of the year and Diane Sawyer will replace him in January as anchor of ABC's "World News," the network said Wednesday. Gibson, 66, said he had been planning to retire at the end of 2007 but events compelled him to stay. He was named anchor following the death of Peter Jennings and the wartime injury of Bob Woodruff in 2006. He's been at ABC News for 35 years and says he plans to continue as an occasional contributor. Sawyer's elevation means that, with Katie...

Sawyer to replace Gibson at ABC
ABC's "World News" anchor Charlie Gibson is retiring -- and will be replaced by "Good Morning America" anchor Diane Sawyer in January. ABC has now confirmed the move. Sawyer, 63, now becomes the second woman to anchor an evening newscast-- joining Katie Couric, who's been anchoring the "CBS Evening News" since September 2006. Gibson, 66, has anchored "World News" since May 2006, when he replaced Elizabeth Vargas and Bob Woodruff, who'd been severely injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq four months...

Abc - Gibsons Departure Leaves Abc News In Flux: PHOTO
The largely perfunctory manner in which it was announced that Diane Sawyer would replace Charles Gibson as anchor of ABC's World News has left many analysts questioning the timing of Gibson's announcement and the network's response to it. Many noted that in Gibson's lengthy farewell message to ABC staff members, he made no mention at all of Sawyer. And news chief David Westin's statement merely suggested that he had no other candidate in mind when he decided to elevate Sawyer to the anchor...

Debate #3: It's Better To Fade Away Than To Burn Out
 Maybe it would be better if Cranky McCrankypants just disappeared for a while, and reemerged a few days (or even a week or two) from now to swoop in with some brilliant attack ad that's effective and actually warranted, unlike everything else he's been for months.Seriously, think about it: it worked for him after his staff began bailing on him in the primary runup; then he did some soul searching, stripped everything away that wasn't working, and bit by bit, built himself back into a winne

Diane Sawyer in as new ABC News Anchor
Charlie Gibson announced his pending retirement from ABC News a few days ago. ABC News President David Westin immediately moved to name Diane Sawyer as his replacement. Gibson is reportedly livid about the decision.

Obama, Clinton To Speak at Cronkite Memorial
Leslie Moonves, Katie Couric among other speakers at the Sept. 9 service at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center By Marisa Guthrie -- Broadcasting & Cable, 9/1/2009 6:20:49 PM EDT President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton will be among the speakers at Walter Cronkite's memorial service Sept. 9 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center.

What McCain and Obama think is the best and the worst that has happened to the US
New York, Oct.9 (ANI): In the series “Presidential Questions,” CBS News anchor Katie Couric asked both Barack Obama and John McCain what they thought was the best and the worst thing happening to the United States. According to McCain, the creation of the United States was the best because that was a unique collection of the most wise, informed and incredible individuals who joined together to found our nation and create a document that is still a model to the rest of the world. Maybe the wors