Brian Taff, currently co-anchor on 6ABC's noon and 4 pm newscasts, will take over the 6 pm newscast when ol' Jimbo retires. Gardner's last newscast will be on Wednesday, December 23. Taff, who is in his early 40s, has been with the station since 2009. Rick Williams will continue to anchor the 11 pm newscast, as well as co-anchoring at 5 pm. https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/tv/6abc-jim-gardner-action-news-brian-taff-replacement-20221206.html
Interesting that the station is keeping a solo anchor on both its 6 and 11 pm broadcasts - definitely a rarity these days - but splitting Gardner's old job between two anchors. BTW, check out this adorable video of Gardner and "Abbott Elementary" star Quinta Brunson finally meeting - and gushing over each other - at this year's Philadelphia Thanksgiving Parade. https://6abc.com/6abc-thanksgiving-day-parade-jim-gardner-quinta-brunson-abbott-elementary/12490525/ On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 3:03:31 PM UTC-5 Diner wrote: > 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/e742b5ca-6f12-4aa5-812e-13bdf468b159n%40googlegroups.com.
