Claim: Charles Gibson (born March 9, 1943), a retired American broadcast television anchor and journalist, was named sole anchor of ABC World News Tonight, after its original host resigned from the program.
Evidence: In the summer of 2005, Gibson began substitute anchoring World News Tonight (its name at the time) regularly after long-time anchor Peter Jennings's treatment for lung cancer prevented him from anchoring. On August 7, 2005, Gibson announced Jennings's death and the following day anchored World News Tonight, and was eventually offered the job.