Assuming nothing big happens between now and January, I wonder how he'll feel about his two most important moments as the face of ABCNews having been
(a) the Palin interview -- extraordinarily newsworthy, but more for what she did to herself, not for anything he did and (b) the debate he co-modreated with Stephanopoulos -- a performance so awful (http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2008-04-17-dem-debate_N.htm) that I swore off This Week long into 2009? ====== AIM/Gmail Chat: damonbeau www.facebook.com/damonbeau www.twitter.com/damonbeau On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 12:26, <[email protected]> wrote: > > That's what he gets for mispronouncing Tujunga. > > Variety also confirms. > > --Deb > > > --- On Wed, 9/2/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: Goodbye Charlie, Hello Diane > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 8:27 AM > > > > Damn, I didn't see this one coming. Well, > > another day, another transition. > > > > > > > > > > > > And so it goes, > > > > > > > > > > > > Kevin Brabant (and I liked Charlie in Peter's > > chair) > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Terry Knab <[email protected]> > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Sent: Wed, Sep 2, 2009 11:21 am > > > > Subject: Goodbye Charlie, Hello Diane > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Breaking: Charlie Gibson To Step Down from ABC 'World > > News', Diane Sawyer to > > Anchor Broadcast > > By Chris Ariens on Sep 02, 2009 10:37 AM > > > > Gibson_9.2.jpg > > > > 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 Jennings. > > > > DEVELOPING > > > > > More: ABC News tells us Gibson is announcing his > > retirement from ABC News at > > which point Sawyer will tak > > e over the broadcast. > > > > Click continued to read the emails from ABC News president > > David Westin: > > "Diane's presence will certainly be missed on Good > > Morning America. But we are > > fortunate that both Charlie and Diane will remain with > > their current broadcasts > > for the next four months.." > > > > ...and the email Charlie Gibson sent to his staff: "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 > > depths of my soul." > > > > From: Westin, David L. > > Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 10:52 AM > > To: #ABCTV News ALL > > Subject: World News > > > > Today, Charlie Gibson announced to his colleagues at World > > News that he has > > decided to step down as anchor effective at the end of this > > year. I attach below > > Charlie's full email. > > > > I have asked Diane Sawyer to serve as the next anchor of > > World News, and she > > will assume that position in January. > > > > Charlie and I have been talking about his decision for > > several weeks, and he has > > persuaded me that this is both what he wants and what is > > best for him. I respect > > his decision, just as I respect the enormous contribution > > he has made to ABC > > News through the years. Most recently, he stepped in to > > lead World News after a > > difficult and turbulent time - both for the broadcast and > > for ABC News over all. > > We suffered from the loss of Peter and then the severe > > injuries to Bob. Charlie20 > > came to the fore to keep us on the path of doing the first > > rate journalism that > > had distinguished World News for many years. We owe him > > much for the leadership > > he gave us when we needed it most. > > > > Since then, Charlie has covered all the major events with > > the substance and > > grace that we all expect from him. Most importantly, he > > headed our coverage > > during a presidential election unlike any other. Now, > > having accomplished so > > much in so many different parts of ABC News, Charlie has > > decided it is time for > > him to step down. I have told him that he has an open door > > to continue to work > > with ABC News, but he’s asked for a bit of time > > before he comes back to us. > > > > Diane Sawyer is the right person to succeed Charlie and > > build on what he has > > accomplished. She has an outstanding and varied career in > > television journalism, > > beginning with her role as a State Department correspondent > > and continuing at 60 > > Minutes, Primetime Live, and Good Morning America. She has > > interviewed every > > President since President George H. W. Bush up to and > > including President Obama. > > She has handled an array of breaking news special events, > > including on 9/11 and, > > most recently, the presidential election. She has done > > distinguished > > documentaries on topics as varied as North Korea, the > > plight of women in > > Afghanistan and in prisons here at home, and poverty in > > Camden, New Jersey, and > > in Appalachia. We are fortunate to have a journ > > alist of Diane's proven ability > > and passion to step into the important position of anchor > > for World News. She > > will continue with her documentaries in her new role. > > > > Diane's presence will certainly be missed on Good > > Morning America. But we are > > fortunate that both Charlie and Diane will remain with > > their current broadcasts > > for the next four months; we will be making further > > announcements well before > > any changes are made. > > > > Here is Charlie's email to his staff: > > > > > > I have always been taught you should never bury the lead - > > so I write to tell > > you that I have told David Westin I want to step down as > > anchor of World News, > > and retire from full time employment at ABC News. > > 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 > > depths of my soul. > > I have received much comment, and quite a few emails and > > letters referring to > > the signoff Eddie Pinder convinced me to use - wishing that > > everyone has had a > > good day. But the proudest part for me has been saying > > "...for all of us at ABC > > News...", since those words signify in my mind that I > > have been in a position to > > speak for an entire news department that I consider second > > to none. > > It had been my intention to step down from my job at Good > > Morning America in > > 2007 but with Peter's illness, Bob's injuries, and > > Elizabeth's pregnancy, the > > job at=2 > > 0World News came open in May of 2006, and David asked me to > > step in as > > anchor. It was an honor to do so. The program is now > > operating at a very > > accelerated, but steady, cruising speed, and I think it is > > an opportune time for > > a transition – both for the broadcast and for me. > > Life is dynamic; it is not > > static. > > I have told David I would like to continue in some capacity > > contributing > > occasionally to ABC News. He has been receptive to the idea > > - and we will be > > discussing what that role might be. Most importantly, my > > heart is full of > > gratitude for those with whom I have had the privilege to > > work as a > > correspondent, as a host at Good Morning America, at > > Special Events, and now as > > anchor at World News. > > I'll be anchoring World News through December and will > > have a chance to thank > > many of you personally. In the meantime let's get back > > to the news... > > > > > > > > < /PRE> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
