  charles dewolf "charlie" gibson (born march 9, 1943) is a former united states broadcast television anchor and journalist. he was a host of good morning america from 1987 to 1998 and 1999 to 2006 and anchor of world news with charles gibson from 2006 to 2009. gibson's career spanned from 1965 to 2009, with beginnings as the news director for princeton university's student-run radio station, a radio producer for rko, and a reporter for local television stations. in 1975, he joined abc news, where he worked as a general assignment reporter and correspondent from washington, d.c., until becoming a host of good morning america in 1987. he held that position until 1998, but hosted the show again from 1999 to 2006. gibson was the anchor for world news with charles gibson from 2006 until he retired in 2009. ==early life and education == gibson was born on march 9, 1943, in evanston, illinois to georgianna law and burdett gibson and is a great-nephew of charles dana gibson. he grew up in washington, d.c.. and attended the sidwell friends school, a private college-preparatory school in washington. in 1965, gibson graduated from princeton university in princeton, new jersey, where he was news director for wprb-fm, the university radio station, and a member of princeton tower club. ==career== ===early career=== gibson joined the rko general in 1966 as a producer and later worked as a reporter and anchor for wlva (now wset) television in lynchburg, virginia. in 1970, he moved to wmal-tv (now wjla) television, the abc network affiliate in washington, d.c. gibson joined the syndicated news service television news, inc. (tvn) in 
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