And the station has named Rick Williams - who has been an anchor at 6ABC since 1988 - to be Gardner's successor at 11 pm. Good choice. He's a solid anchor. And I'm glad they stayed with a solo anchor rather than switching to a team. https://6abc.com/rick-williams-anchoring-action-news-11pm-jim-gardner-last-who-is/11454165/
BTW, the new ABC sitcom "Abbott Elementary" had a scene in which they watch Jim Gardner on the news and fawn over him. Pretty darn funny. https://twitter.com/6abc/status/1478040961297047553 On Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 6:13:04 PM UTC-5 Diner wrote: > Great clip: > https://twitter.com/RayDunneBTB/status/1458535096885997571 > > > On Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 3:28:29 PM UTC-5 Diner wrote: > >> Gardner, lead anchor at 6ABC Action News in Philadelphia and the >> top-rated (by far) anchor in the city for his entire run, has announced he >> will be leaving the 11 pm newscast in January but continue to do the 6 pm >> newscast until his retirement at the end of 2022. >> >> Gardner is 73 and has been the 6 and 11 pm anchor since 1978, when he >> replaced Larry Kane. >> >> I believe he is the last remaining solo anchor in a major market. >> >> Oh, and I ran into him once at a car wash. >> >> https://twitter.com/6abc/status/1458528498503634945 >> >> >> https://6abc.com/jim-gardner-retirement-action-news-anchor-6abc-philadelphia-tv-station/11220502/ >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/23a86529-4897-4776-bdd0-46fe326db990n%40googlegroups.com.
