Charles Gibson, who provided a steadying hand to a "World News" broadcast reeling from tragedy, will retire at the end of the year and ABC News appointed Diane Sawyer on Wednesday to replace him ...

Charles Gibson will step down as anchor of ABC News' "World News" at the end of 2009, and current "Good Morning America" anchor Diane Sawyer will take over as "World News" anchor in January.

News ABC-TV 'World News' anchor Charles Gibson retiring, to be replaced by Diane Sawyer Published: Sep. 02, 2009, 4:46 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Considered one way, Charles Gibson 's career in TV news seems to be a model of stability: 34 years logged with one employer, ABC. There, he did his job well and rose to the top echelon ...

Charles Gibson, who provided a steadying hand to a "World News" broadcast reeling from tragedy, will retire at the end of the year and ABC News appointed Diane Sawyer on Wednesday to replace him ...

Charles Gibson is is surrounded by friends and colleagues at ABC News headquarters in New York, Friday, during his final broadcast of "World News with Charles Gibson." Gibson is retiring after 35 ...

“ABC World News” anchor Charles Gibson announced his plans to retire at the end of the year, and Irish-American host Diane Sawyer is slated to replace him as the newscast’s anchor in January.

Gibson, who has anchored “World News” since May 2006, had been expected to retire in the not-so-distant future, though the timing of Wednesday’s announcement caught most in the biz by surprise.

Charles Gibson, anchor of ABC's World News, announced this morning that he's retiring at the end of the year. He'll be replaced by Diane Sawyer, the network says.

ABC's "World News with Charles Gibson" airs at 6:30 p.m., ET, on the ABC Television Network. The "World News" webcast goes live at 3 p.m., ET, seven days a week.

With "World News Tonight" slipping in the ratings, ABC News can now position Gibson, 63, as the experienced hand against NBC's Brian Williams, 47, and Katie Couric, 49, who takes over at the "CBS ...