CHARLES GIBSON NAMED TO ANCHOR ABC'S WORLD NEWS TONIGHT

ABC's Charles Gibson, shown moderating the presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis on October 8, 2004, has been picked to anchor the news program ABC's World News Tonight it was announced on May 23, 2006. Gibson will succeed Elizabeth Vargas who will be reassigned after maternity leave. (UPI Photo/Files/Bill Greenblatt)