Charles (Charlie) Gibson (born March 9, 1943), hailing from Evanston, Illinois, is an american journalist best known as co-anchor of Good Morning America on ABC from January 1987 to May 1998 and from January 1999 to June 28, 2006, a span of 19 years.
Gibson graduated from Princeton University where he was news director for the university radio station, WPRB-FM and a member of Princeton Tower Club.
Gibson states that when it comes to cable news, he normally watches CNN Headline News to get a quick fix on news.
Gibson sat down with major league baseball legend Pete Rose for an interview that made national headlines, as it was the first time Rose admitted that he had bet on baseball.
Gibson and the "Good Morning America" team joined the 5,000 officers and crew of the USS Enterprise for a special live broadcast from the deck of the aircraft carrier as it returned to Virginia from the last leg of Operation Enduring Freedom in the Persian Gulf.
Gibson was chief correspondent covering the House of Representatives for ABC News from 1981 to 1987.