July 19, 2006 — -- ABC's evening newscast, "World News Tonight," has changed its name to "World News with Charles Gibson," ABC News President David Westin announced. The change becomes ...

May 23, 2006 -- ABC News has named Charles Gibson to be sole anchor of "World News Tonight." "Charlie Gibson is one of the most distinguished journalists on television.

The new version of ABC's "World News Tonight" officially premieres tonight with co-anchor Bob Woodruff reporting from Tehran, launching a new format that will likely have him and co-anchor ...

Starting today, ABC drops “World News Tonight,” a name adopted in 1978 with the debut of anchors Frank Reynolds, Peter Jennings and Frank Robinson, and becomes simply “World News With ...

ABC World News has been anchored at various times by a number of other people since its debut in 1953. It also has used various titles, including ABC Evening News from 1970 to 1978 and World News ...