Posted on 03/13/2006 12:08:23 PM PST by frankjr
Charlie Gibson will become the "temporary permanent replacement" for ABC's Bob Woodruff, the New York Post's Cindy Adams says. "Translation: If and when Woodruff, who this week is on his feet and talking, is ready to be back playing anchor man -- he gets it. That is not expected to be this year. But when and if, it's his again."
In the meantime, Gibson will co-anchor World News Tonight. "He very much wants this job and out of morning TV. The man's done enough cooking segments to last two lifetimes," Adams says, adding that "ABC will announce Gibson soon."
ABC has no comment. Remember, Adams has a great track record when it comes to news about ABC News:
> Cindy Adams, December 5: "Peter Jennings' anchor seat will be shared by two. Rotating bottoms. Elizabeth Vargas, who, whilst she's been sitting in, is garnering good ratings, and Bob Woodruff."
> Cindy Adams, July 27: "The money's on Bob Woodruff in the ABC News big anchor chair some day....Remember, you heard it here."
Does this mean that Chuckles is busy packing for Baghdad?
But what about his blonde sidekick? Hey, she can come on with him when Elizabeth Vargas goes on maternity leave this winter.
Charlie Gibson is a Peter Jennings and Ted Koppel want-to-be style agenda driver.
That's got to give him the warm and fuzzies......
Antique Media. Rearranging the chairs on the Titanic.
Since I NEVER watch ABC, CBS OR NBC OR CNN OR MSNBC who cares what anti-American traitor they put on the air.
I don't hear much about Woodruff. He must have been very badly injured.
Gibson seems to be a nice enough guy. All he'll be doing is what the rest of the do anyway.......read the tele-prompter.
I don't hear much about Woodruff. He must have been very badly injured.""
He was.
Charlie Gibson has more warmth and personality than both of those two combined in his little finger. I think he'd be great at it. Good for him.
Charlie tried to leave about 8 years ago, the ratings tanked and they dragged him back. Got rid of hmmmm.... what was her name (?) and put in Diane Sawyer. They may be liberals, but it's a darned sight better than The Formerly Perky One and her buzz head sidekick over at NBC.
For the record, I don't watch either of them.
With the exception of Brit Hume, you could put all of these television news flaks in a hat, shake it up, dump it out and you would come out with the same person -- an air-brushed/lib/socialist/anti-American/anti-Bush media whore.
How much are they paying Charlie Gibson? $10 million? Whatever it is, it can't be enough... (sarcasm)
He was. But he is improving. He's up and talking, but I don't know how much and how well. But that's good news for now.
I prefer ABC's evening news to the other networks ... and I like Vargas ... however, your assessment of her is on the money. She needs to tone down the facial expression thing a notch or two.
Charles Gibson... the intellectual giant of our times.
I am telling you the 100% God's-honest truth that I will watch Charlie just as much as I watched Woodruff and watch Vargas.
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