I’ve said this before, but Diane Sawyer is smooth. Her voice is smooth. Her hair is smooth. Her segues are smooth. She’s even smoother than a smoothie, because those often have seeds, and seeds would never dare sully the smoothness that is Diane Sawyer.

Friday was now-former ABC World News anchor Charlie Gibson‘s last day as anchor, and his sign-off was pretty pitch-perfect, with just the right combination of journalistic gravitas (“Objectivity is not universally in favor in our business these days, but it is critically important. It is what we strive for each night”) and clearly-felt sentiment (“It [...]

Today was Charlie Gibson’s final broadcast at ABC World News after three and a half years of leading his network’s flagship news program out of its most tenuous and uncertain time — and into an even more uncertain one for the entire news profession. On Monday, his colleague Diane Sawyer will take over, and the ABC evening news will go on, as it always has. But looking back, there’s probably no way it could have happened without Gibson, steady and calm at the center, an anchor in the true sense of the word.

Ashley Dupre made a stop at The View today to talk about her new New York Post column, cheating men and more.

Soon-to-be departing ABC News anchor Charlie Gibson was there too, but he was the 2nd guest (priorities). Also, she poked fun at how little the Post pays (it’s no prostitution, that’s for sure).

The NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams won the 2008-2009 season – and was the only network newscast to gain viewers year-to-year.

The 2009-2010 season will see a big change, as Diane Sawyer assumes the anchor chair from Charlie Gibson on ABC’s World News. But after 13 seasons on top – will ABC or CBS be able to catch NBC?

A major shake-up at ABC World News will take place beginning in 2010, as anchor Charlie Gibson will retire and Diane Sawyer will step in as his replacement. Sawyer, currently an anchor on ABC’s Good Morning America, regularly fills in on World News for Gibson.

Despite diminishing ratings from its heyday, the three evening news anchor spots are still prime real estate. And ABC is playing it up big online.

Remember when an anchor stepping down was a huge deal? Tom Brokaw. Dan Rather. Peter Jennings. These names were huge pillars of the news ecosystem, and their departures were big stories — as well as the fraught issue of who had the gravitas to step into their anchorly shoes.

Oh, how things have changed. Today, the news that Charlie Gibson is leaving ABC’s World News after only a few years in the top spot is definitely news, but is shaking no foundations. It’s also not at all surprising who is replacing him: Diane Sawyer. Well, except that she’s a woman.

Once known as “the most trusted man in America,” Walter Cronkite has died at the age of 92. He became a cultural icon and legend of journalism having anchored the CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981. Many of noted that his death has signaled an end to a previous era and drawn a litany of praise from those currently following in his footsteps.