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Early career Born in Evanston, Illinois, Gibson moved to Washington, D.C., when he was 12. Gibson graduated from Princeton University where he was news director for the university radio station, WPRB-FM and a member of Princeton Tower Club. He now serves on Princeton's Board of Trustees. Originally, Gibson planned to go to law, but reconsidered when he determined his grades were not sufficient for top tier law schools. Gibson joined the RKO Radio Network in 1966 as a producer, but then switched gears and joined the Coast Guard and worked as a reporter and anchor for WLVA-TV in Lynchburg, Virginia as one of five employees. He then moved to WMAL-TV (nor WJLA) in 1970, and took a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities in 1973 before joining ABC in 1975. During the 1970s and 1980s, Gibson covered the House of Representatives and the White House for ABC News. Prior to anchoring ABC's morning show, Gibson worked as a reporter for World News Tonight with Peter Jennings. He sometimes co-anchored World News Tonight when Peter Jennings was reporting on location. He also occasionally substituted for Ted Koppel on Nightline. On October 8, 2004, he moderated the second presidential debate between George W. Bush and John Kerry. Personal Gibson's wife, Arlene, is an educator who recently retired as Head of School at the Spence School in New York. She has also held positions at other schools in New York and New Jersey and was the head of the middle school at the Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore in the 1980s. Gibson has two daughters, Jessica and Katherine. On March 14, 2006, Jessica gave birth to Gibson's first grandchild. On May 17, 2006, Gibson also made an appearance at the Monmouth University Class of 2006 graduation ceremony held at the PNC Bank Arts Center in New Jersey as an honorary guest from about 1:30–3:30pm. After being presented with an honorary degree as a doctorate in humane letters, he read the graduation's commencement address written by himself. Gibson is widely perceived as friendly and approachable, yet highly professional. He is also known for being a devoted husband and father. In an interview on Fox News Channel, Gibson's elevation to WNT was praised by Brit Hume, anchor of the cable network's Special Report and Gibson's former colleague at ABC News. Trivia | ||||||||||
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