"ABC's World News with Charles Gibson" continues to distinguish itself as the most innovative evening news program on television. Complemented by an afternoon webcast, which is downloaded by millions, and content available throughout the day on ABCNEWS.com, "ABC's World News" has moved into the 24-hour digital space.
Anchor Charles Gibson leads the news division's flagship broadcast, which draws upon an award-winning team of correspondents, producers and off-air reporters stationed around the globe. With unparalleled resources, "ABC's World News" provides the latest information and analysis of major events from around the country and the world.
Breaking new ground on the digital front, "World News" produces a daily webcast. The webcast includes a roundup of the day's top stories, original reports prepared exclusively for the web, and a preview of that evening's broadcast. It airs live at 3:00 p.m. (ET) and is available for replay shortly thereafter at ABCNEWS.com, on ABC News Now, through the iTunes Music Store, and via mobile phones. The "World News" webcast debuted in January 2006 and has quickly become one of the most popular podcasts on the Internet. This marks the first time an evening newscast has produced a unique program for the Internet audience.
Further expanding its reach on the Internet, "ABC's World News" maintains a blog, "The World Newser." Entries from correspondents and producers in the field are posted throughout the day. "The World Newser" gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the way the newscast is built, demystifying the process of how the show is put together.
Mr. Gibson was named anchor of "ABC's World News Tonight" in May 2006 and in July, the broadcast's name was changed to "ABC's World News with Charles Gibson." Mr. Gibson is one of the most distinguished journalists in television with over forty years' experience, more than thirty of those spent at ABC News. He has interviewed each of the last seven American presidents and leaders from around the globe, including Kofi Annan, Tony Blair, the late Yasir Arafat and Nelson Mandela. He has traveled extensively overseas, to Israel in April 2002 to cover the crisis of suicide bombings; to Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt in October 2000 to cover the Middle East peace summit; and to Macedonia in 1999 to report on the Kosovar refugees living in tent cities.
In 2003 Mr. Gibson reported extensively on the loss of the space shuttle Columbia, first with breaking news reports on the accident and then later in an hour-long primetime special, which won an Emmy Award. In April 2005, he anchored and reported from Vatican City on the death of Pope John Paul II and the subsequent election of Pope Benedict XVI, coverage that won a duPont-Columbia Award. Prior to joining "ABC's World News," he was a long-time co-anchor of "Good Morning America."
In 2003 the broadcast reintroduced the "Person of the Week" segment. Every Friday "World News" features a person who -- for better or worse - has made a difference to the world or the country or a community. Originally the series was a part of the broadcast from 1986 until 1998.
"ABC's World News" is one of the most honored news programs in the world. For two consecutive years, the broadcast won the 2004 and 2005 Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Newscast. In 2005 it was recognized with News and Documentary Emmy Awards for pieces on the Iraq war and the genocide in Darfur, Sudan. The broadcast won Emmys for segments related to September 11 coverage, and it was part of the ABC News effort recognized with a Peabody Award for its coverage of the September 11 attacks and their aftermath.
"World News'" aggressive coverage of domestic and international events is complemented by:
* "A Closer Look," a multi-part series of pieces offering perspective and depth to coverage of important stories in the news
* "Your Money," a chronicle of excessive government expenditures
* "Person of the Week"
* Additional reports by Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross and the ABC News' Investigative Team