Diane Sawyer to Replace Charles Gibson on ABC World News Tonight

Also, a Look at Possible ‘Good Morning America’ ReplacementsDiane Sawyer is due to replace Charles Gibson on ABC’s World News Tonight. Charles Gibson, 66, plans to retire in order to spend time with his family. He does, however, plan to remain with the ABC News Team as an occasional correspondent. According to the Washington Post, ABC had hoped for Charles Gibson to remain on the show. In 2007, he had planned on retiring, but the network needed him to hold down the fort after the death of Peter Jennings, the pregnancy of Elizabeth Vargas, and the Diane Sawyer to Replace Charles Gibson on ABC World News TonightIraq injury of Bob Woodruff. When ABC News approached Diane Sawyer about taking over Charlie Gibson’s anchor position, her first response was “can’t we talk Charlie into staying?”I am going to miss Charlie on ABC World News Tonight. I always liked his calm demeanor and cheerful tone as well as his working dynamic with George Stephanopoulos. And unlike Brian Williams or Katie Couric who are more blatantly partisan, at least Charles Gibson attempts to feign political neutrality. Diane Sawyer initially had reservations about taking over Charles Gibson’s job because she did not want to be seen as starting a cat fight with Katie Couric. Yet while viewers will inevitably make comparisons between Diane Sawyer and Katie Couric, they have very styles, as Diane Sawyer has more of a reputation for a ‘harder’ journalistic style.Diane Sawyer to replace Charles Gibson: Tongue-in-cheek suggestions for Good Morning America replacementsWhile many viewers are focusing on what direction ABC News will take with Diane Sawyer, I thought it would be fun to come up with a few suggestions on who could replace her on Good Morning America. One obvious choice is to promote Chris Cuomo to the anchor position. Yet such a choice would be a bit predictable. If Good Morning America wants to compete with the Today Show, it needs a bigger name (such as Meredith Vieira).